A resident of Gonzales, she passed away on Friday, August 9, 2013. A 1975 graduate of East Ascension High School, she was 56 years old. She is survived by her loving husband, Mickael Townsend; daughter, Tanya Barclay and husband Duane; two sons, Robert “Robby” Townsend and wife, Jennifer, and Steven Townsend and fiancé, Amber McManus; sister, Wendy Tregre and husband, Cliff; three grandchildren, Shayne and Ayden Townsend and Kase Barclay; mother-in-law, Willa Townsend; and two nephews, Joshua Tregre and wife, Heather, and Garrett Tregre. Preceded in death her parents, Robert & Lois Young Goudeau; father-in-law, Ray Townsend; and grandparents. A visitation will be held at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales on Thursday, August 15, 2013 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Visitation will resume at St. Mark Catholic Church on Friday, August 16, 2013 from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., conducted by Rev. Rubin Reynolds. Entombment will follow in Hope Haven Garden of Memory Mausoleum in Gonzales. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.oursofh.com.
