Clifford Townsend, son of the late Richard Townsend and Fay Wilson Townsend, was born on November 3, 1938, and departed this life on March 20, 2025, at Prairie View Skilled Nursing in Bloomfield, Missouri, at the age of 86 years.

Mr. Townsend was a former stonemason and a resident of Dexter, Missouri.

On December 20, 1957, in Dexter, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Ruth Burke. Mrs. Townsend preceded him in death on April 2, 2017.

He is survived by his son, John Mince and wife Eva of Titus, Alabama; by two daughters, Connie Wills and husband Dave of Cape Girardeau, Missouri and Linda Klaproth and husband Kerry of Jackson, Missouri; and by seven grandchildren and many great grandchildren.

Other than by his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Marion “Sonny” Townsend and Virgil Townsend; and by his sister, Betty Noyes.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 am.  Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Triplett Cemetery.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.