Rose E. Townsend, 93, of Elkhart, formerly of Niles/Edwardsburg passed away July 3, 2010 at Golden Living in Elkhart after an illness.

Services will be Friday, July 9, 2010 at the Community Baptist Church, 28647 U.S. Highway 12, west of Edwardsburg. Burial will follow at Smith’s Chapel Cemetery.

Friends may gather from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church.

Arrangements were made by Paul E. Mayhew Funeral Home, Edwardsburg.