Column: Oakwood man recalls 57 years of funeral rites
Column: Oakwood man recalls 57 years of funeral rites Johnny Vardeman Charles Townsend of Oakwood completed a 57-year career as a funeral director, serving most of that time with Ward’s Funeral Home on South Main Street in Gainesville. He followed in the footsteps of his father, Sid Townsend, who was associated with Ward’s for years. That many years in any business, one can accumulate a lot of memories and stories. The one that stands out for Charles Townsend is the familiar “Lady of the Lake,” as was called the mystery of two Hall County women ...
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