Mark Townsend

Services for Mark Townsend were held Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 1 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Shawn Holley officiating.  Burial followed in the Fellowship Cemetery in Neshoba County.  Visitation was held Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 11 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. 

Mr. Townsend, 44, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, September 12, 2021.

He was a native and longtime resident of Neshoba County.  A graduate of NCHS in 1995, he attended Meridian Community College and Itawamba Community College.   Mr. Townsend was Baptist by faith.

Survivors include daughters, Alesha Cross and Jordan Townsend; son, Tyler Townsend, all of Hattiesburg; grandchildren, Kamrein Harrison Cross, Jayse Cross, Talyn Cross; mother, Barbara Townsend; grandmother, Ruby Townsend; brother, Sammy Townsend of Meridian and Randy Townsend of Philadelphia; grandmother, Ruby Townsend; several nieces and nephews.

Preceding Mr. Townsend in death was his father, B. J. Townsend.