James L. Townsend
James L. Townsend, 93, of Rices Landing, died Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Waynesburg Health Care and Rehab.
He was born May 26, 1930, in Fayette County, a son of the late Kenneth L. and Martha O’Brien Townsend.
Jim was a 1949 graduate of Jefferson High School.
He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War and was a Purple Heart recipient.
Jim was an active member of the Jefferson Baptist Church, and the family is thankfull to his church family for their faithful and continued support to Jim and his family.
He was a member of the American Legion Post #400, Carmichaels, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4793, Waynesburg, and the Purple Heart Association. He was also active in Habitat for Humanity in Greene County.
Jim worked as a millwright for LTV Steel.
On June 26, 1954, he married Arlette Rose McCann Townsend, who died March 31, 2016.
Surviving are a daughter, S. Renee Imhoff of Carmichaels; four grandchildren, Jason (Addie Burton) Imhoff, Jamie (Joey) Menhart, James (Amanda) Dorsch, and Sean Dorsch; four great-grandchildren, Aidan, Alexander and Athena Dorsch, and Lettie Menhart.
Deceased are a daughter, Arletta Jane Townsend Dorsch; and a grandson, Scott Dorsch.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 15, in the Behm Funeral Home, 1477 Jefferson Road, Jefferson, PA 15344, Gregory P. Rohanna, supervisor, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 16, with the Rev. Dr. Kevin Roberts officiating. Interment will follow in Church Hill Cemetery, McClellandtown, where Military Honors will be accorded by the United States Marine Corps and the Greene County Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Greene County Honor Guard, c/o VFW Post #4793, 445 E. Lincoln Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370.
Condolences may be expressed at www.behm-funeralhomes.com.