Linda Faye Johnson Townsend

May 21, 1951 - September 5, 2012

Linda Faye Johnson Townsend, 61, of Laurel, passed away Wendesday, September 5, 2012 at South Central Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Townsend worked at Sanderson Farms since 1985 and liked to hunt, fish, and grow beautiful flowers. She was preceded in death by her father, Ernie Edwin Johnson; a sister, Peggy Sue Johnson McMullan; a granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Council; and a mother-in-law, Alma M. Coleman Townsend. She is survived by her husband, Kenny Townsend of Laurel; a son, Micheal (Joy) Townsend of Laurel; a daughter, Michelle (Ben) Council of Laurel; her mother, Dorothy Bankston of Stringer; four grandchildren, Kaylee and Kaitlynne Townsend and Andrew and Emma Council all of Laurel; two brothers, Charles and David Johnson both of Laurel; three sisters, Patricia Bankston of Stringer, Debbie Elkins of Laurel, and JoAnn Campbell of Laurel; two sisters-in-law, Kay Bustin and Shelia Godard both of Laurel; and a number of nieces and nephews. Private services will be held at a later date.