Sarah Elizabeth Townsend

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Townsend, a forty-year Jacksonville resident, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Mrs. Townsend was a respiratory therapist employed by Baptist Medical Center for thirty-seven years at the time of her retirement in 2024. She was an avid gardener, loved to read, and was a diehard Jacksonville Jaguars fan. A proud grandmother, she was devoted to her family. Mrs. Townsend is survived by her husband of forty-three years: Paul D. Townsend Jr. of Jacksonville; son: Jon (Christina) Townsend of Yulee, Florida: daughters: LaQuae Everett of Jacksonville and Sarah (Chase) Owens of Atlanta, Georgia; parents: Manuel and Mary Starling of Branford, Florida; grandchildren: Palmer Grace Owens and Theodore Paul Owens; brother: Guy (Jenene) Starling of Mayo, Florida; and sister: Teresa (Danny) Conger of McAlpin, Florida. Funeral services to honor her life will be held 11:00am, Saturday, March 28, 2026, in the chapel of Guerry Forbes Funeral Home of Lake City, 2659 SW Main Blvd., Lake City, Florida 32025 with Reverend Garland Scott officiating. Interment will follow the service at Maypop Cemetery, SE CR 420, Mayo, Florida 32066. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00pm, Friday, March 27, 2026, at the funeral home. Guerry Forbes Funeral Home of Lake City is honored to serve the Townsend family.