Mrs. Ellen Marie Harris Townsend age 72 of The Rock, died Thursday August 29, 2024, at Brightmoor Hospice.

Mrs. Townsend was born in Butler, Georgia on March 1, 1952, to the late Jack and Sybil Barrow Harris.  She is retired from Yamaha Manufacturing and a longtime supporter of Al Sinah Shiners in Macon Ga.  She loved to watch the GA Bulldogs and spend time with her family.  In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brothers, Ricky and Lelious Harris.

Survivors include husband of 55 years Aldine Townsend, son Sean (Stacy) Townsend, daughter Penny Townsend, grandchildren Jessica (Josh) Smith, Hailey Daniels, Noah (Grayce) Townsend, Addy Townsend and Cooper Townsend, sister Patricia (Amos) Snyder.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Coggins Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Upson Memorial Gardens.  The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 1, 2024, from 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. at Coggin Funeral Home.