Elijah Town

Elijah Town

Elijah Town Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 14, 2005.
Construction WorkerLAKELAND -- Mr. Elijah Town Sr. of Lakeland died of a heart attack Friday (April 8, 2005) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 85.Born in Byronville, Ga., he came to Lakeland from there in 1949. He was a construction worker and a member of AFL-CIO Local Union No. 1240-517. He was a member of Mount Sinai Primitive Baptist Church.Mr. Town was preceded in death by his wife, Mattie Lee Thomas-Town. He is survived by his sons, Elijah Towns Jr., Jersey City, N.J., David Townes, Robert Townes, Joseph Townes, all of Lakeland; daughters, Pearlie Mae Colley, Melcia L. Townes, both of Lakeland; 14 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 36 great-great-grandchildren.Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Mount Sinai Primitive Baptist Church, 1302 Kathleen Road. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery. H.W. Oldham Funeral Home.

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