Mrs. LaDon Maree Townsend of Urich, Missouri was born February 2, 1918 near Creighton, Missouri the daughter of George Floyd and Emma Faye (Chisler) O?Bannon. She departed this life on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, Missouri at the age of 91 years, 6 months and 24 days.
On March 19, 1939, LaDon was united in marriage to Leroy Townsend in Tarkio, Missouri.
LaDon was a secretary for Hulse Diesel Service in St. Joseph, Missouri until her retirement in 1981. Earlier she had been employed for Penney?s and Cinema in Burbank, California and the Creighton Banner. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Creighton, Missouri and was a 1935 graduate of Creighton High School. LaDon had lived in Burbank, California and St. Joseph before moving to Urich in 1982.
Besides her parents, LaDon was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy on February 13, 1993; a brother, Gene O?Bannon; a sister, Helen Smith; two nephews, Kenny Lee and Mike Emick.
She is survived by her sister, Edna Lee Emick, Urich, Missouri; a sister-in-law, Thelma O?Bannon, East Lynne, Missouri; nephew, Jerry Cox, Lee?s Summit, Missouri; nieces, Dixie Durward, Clinton, Missouri, Sheryl Helm, Urich, Missouri, Freida Olsen, Nashville, Tennessee, Jeanetta Cleveland, Kansas City, Missouri, Anna Lou McCale, Pleasant Hill, Missouri; other relatives and many friends.
Graveside services were held Sunday, August 30, 2009 at the Grant Cemetery near Creighton, Missouri.
Family suggest that memorial contributions may be made to the Urich Historical Society.