Sylvia R. Townsend

Sylvia R. Townsend, 90, of Barrington, NH died on December 17, 2019. Sylvia was born February 4. 1929 in Peterborough, NH, daughter of the late George and Ruth (Colburn) Weston. She was predeceased by her husbands, Carl Richardson and Richard Townsend and is survived by her sister, Marion McPherson of Portland, ME, and four children, seven grandchildren, and sixteen great grandchildren. For many years, she had an educational program of hatching chickens at the Rochester Fair and at elementary schools throughout New Hampshire.

Sylvia grew up on a farm and loved animals, so the family suggests donations in her name be made to Heifer International, 1 World Ave, Little Rock, AR 72202 or www.heifer.org.

A private graveside service will be held in the spring at Pine Grove Cemetery in Gilford, NH.