Date of birth: 5 Oct 1903 Bloomington, Monrose, Indiana
Date of death: 6 Jan 2001 Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana
Source: Franklin Daily Journal, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, January 2, 2001
Ruth B. Townsend
Ruth B. Townsend, 97, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001, at St.
Francis Hospital & Health Centers in Beech Grove. She was
a longtime resident of Franklin.
She was born Oct. 5, 1903, in Bloomington. Her parents
were Samuel and Bessie (Burton) Beaman. She married Harry
W. Townsend on June 11, 1933. He preceded her in death Oct.
25, 1981. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Lee Townsend
of Trafalgar and Stanley G. Townsend of Franklin; five grand-
children; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by a sister and two brothers.
She was a 1921 graduate of Monrovia High School and
also graduated from Franklin College. She attended graduate-
level classes at Ball State Teacher's College in Muncie and at
Indiana University in Bloomington.
She was a teacher in Franklin schools and taught home
economics and physical education at the Indiana Masonic Home
until 1933.
She was a member of Union Christian Church and also taught
Sunday school there. She was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority
at Franklin College. She was also a member of Franklin OED
439, Johnson County Homemakers Association and Johnson
County Farm Bureau.
The Rev. Paul Palusko will conduct a service at 2 p.m. Wednes-
day at Union Christian Church. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at Vandivier-Tudor Funeral Home in Franklin and from
1 p.m. until time of service Wednesday at the church. Burial will
be at First Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Franklin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Union Christian Church
Memorial Fund, 1267 E. 300S, Franklin IN 46131; or Indiana
Masonic Home, 690 S. State St., Franklin, IN 46131.
Submitted by Mark E. Wirey