Aug. 3, 1932-Nov. 30, 2020
Mrs. T. Anna C. Townsend, affectionately called Madea, departed her loving family Mon., Nov. 30, 2020.
T. Anna, daughter of the late Lucinda Bunch and Silas Colman, was born Aug., 3, 1932, in Tallulah. She was the best friend and wife of Beverly Townsend Sr., with whom she shared 35 years of marriage filled with love, prior to his passing in 1982.
T. Anna was well-known for her Southern hospitality. She loved to cook. In addition to preparing meals for her family, her table was always open to neighborhood kids, whom she felt were family, too. T. Anna was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Her hobbies included sewing, quilting and gardening – her hands were rarely still. She was most proud of being a devoted servant of Jehovah God, to whom she dedicated her life in 1975.
T. Anna is preceded in death by her husband, Beverly Townsend Sr., and children, Lucendia Freeman, George Silas Townsend, Mary Louise Townsend, Gregory Earl Townsend, Sr. and Sandra Denise Townsend. She is survived by children, Beverly Townsend Jr. (Galrecia), of Tallulah, Willie Lee Townsend Sr. (Annie B.), Margaret Ann Dee (Anderson), all of Columbus, GA; Ronnie Lewis Townsend (Gabriele), of Clarksville, TN, Patrick Owen Townsend (Jessie), of Tallulah, Deborah Jean Townsend (David), of Los Angeles, Maurice Townsend Sr. (Sharika), of Vicksburg, Phillip Andrea Townsend (Vincent), of Austin, Texas; daughter-in-law, Paulla Rambo-Townsend, of Tallulah, La.; twenty-nine (29) grandchildren; ninety-six (96) great-grandchildren and thirty-one (31) great-great-grandchildren.
An inurnment ceremony will be held Nov. 30, 2021, in Tallulah, to celebrate the life of T. Anna.
In lieu of flowers, donations to local animal shelters, the ASPCA, the National Wildlife Federation and the World Wildlife Fund can be made in T. Anna’s name.
A final message provided by the family may be viewed at
https://youtu.be/wo5n5N6whms
