Margie Milner Townsend Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on April 29, 2023, at the age of 96, Margie Milner Townsend of Lena, Mississippi passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Margie Milner Townsend to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Benjamin Clifton and Valeria Milner; her siblings, Alita Renfroe, Mary Renfroe and B. C. Milner Jr.; her daughter Frances Gilmore; her son-in-law Homer Collins; and her great grandchild David Gilmore.

She is survived by: her spouse Francis "Lewis" Townsend; her daughter Iris Collins of Gulfport, MS; her son-in-law Phillip Gilmore of Crossett, AR; her sister Minnie Jo Harris (Jerry) of Decatur, MS; and her grandchildren, Glen Collins (Sue) of Germany, Aimee Eubanks (Barry) of Gulfport, MS, Ginger Brown (Sam) of Houston, TX, Sarah Gilmore of Crossett, AR, Matthew Gilmore of Benton, AR, Jonathan Gilmore (Sheena) of Little Rock, AR and Benjamin Gilmore of Crossett, AR. She is also survived by 16 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She spent months collecting donated books (some covered in dirt and mold), cleaning them, and then painstakingly organized them.