Herbert Lee Townsend, 76, died January 5, 2015, at Cox Medical Center South. A longtime Washburn, Missouri, resident born August 3, 1938, in Rogers, Arkansas, he worked early as a chicken catcher and spent many years as a truck driver for Walmart, reported to be among the company’s first drivers, later working as a self-employed contractor. He was described as devoted to family and enjoyed hunting, gun shows, rodeos, and visiting on his front porch over coffee.

Preceded in death by his wife Mary, son Troy, a brother, a sister, and a granddaughter, he was survived by two daughters, a son, multiple siblings, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Does anyone in the Washburn area remember Herb or have information about his final days?