Philip L. Townsend

My cousin Phil....was a cousin, like a brother, and most definitely a friend. I sit back and cherish all the fun times we had growing up with the great thing we call a family!

Remember the time when Heidi, Mike, and I came to visit in Joplin? Mom was a little weary about leaving three young kids with 3 of the 4 boys.....you guys took Mike and hung him on the front porch by his underwear :-) Then we had a well balanced dinnner....Chocolate cake and milk. (does a body good!) I...

Love you Uncle Phil and we will see you soon

We love you Uncle Phil

To my Dear Family,
May we trust in God and rest assured that he will always be with us no matter what may occur in our lives or those of our family members, all we have to do is trust in him and be there for each other.

I will always regret not getting to spend nearly enough time with Phil. He was one of our cool cousins that we looked up to and wanted to be like when we "grew up". He was so talented and creative, and I was just in awe. All my memories of him are happy ones... like his ability to draw faces on an etch a sketch when I couldn't even draw a square. I still can't believe he's not here anymore, but it's because I don't want to believe it. The world is a little less special without him in it....

Phil was truly one of God's most exquisite creations. He was beautiful inside and out. He was that guy that all the girls wanted to be with and all the guys just wanted to be. He was a gentleman and a clown. He was so loved and will be in our hearts forever. I will miss him more than words can say.

Aunt Charlotte

Uncle Phil was the best uncle in the whole wide world! I cry almost every day. I wish he could come back to life, but I know that can't happen. Everybody loved him a lot, especially me. Uncle Phil - I look at your pictures on the computer and think about them a lot. I love and miss you so much!

Love,
Mackenzie

Uncle Phil - I miss you, I remember when we jumped on you all the time in Oma's pool. I love you and I miss you! I remember you always from my heart! Love Morgan

Even though I didn't know Uncle Phil as long as everyone else I still miss him very much. I remember lots of times at Oma's we used to play in the pool with him. I miss him very much. I love you.