Obituary of Betty A. Townsend

Betty Ann Yates Townsend, age 83, of Lenoir, and formerly of Watauga County, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019. She was a native of Watauga County and the daughter of the late Barthella Dennis and Mollie Hannah Brown Yates. Betty was a homemaker and babysitter, raising many children over the years. She was a member of Holy Communion Lutheran Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, David Earl Townsend.She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Earl Spencer Townsend; seven daughters, Jane Clark, Linda Johnson and husband Henry, Nancy Day and her husband Charles, Molly Presnell and fiancé Bruce Carswell, Connie Townsend, and Kay Church and husband David, all of Lenoir, and Renee McQueen and husband Scott of Granite Falls; two brothers, Claud Yates of Lenoir and Tommy Yates of Boone; four sisters, Verdie Broyhill of Mountain City, TN., Mary Moretz of Deep Gap, Susie Townsend of Lenoir and Martha Reece of Boone. Ten grandchildren and 1 great grandchild also survive. Funeral services for Betty Ann Yates Townsend will be conducted Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Holy Communion Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, from 12:30 p.m. until the service time of 2:00 p.m. The family would like to thank all of the staff at the Shaire Center in Lenoir for all of their love and support. Memorial donations may be made to Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. Online condolences may be share with the family at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory , Boone, is serving the Townsend family.