Adele Spitzmiller Townsend

Adele Spitzmiller Townsend, 102, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Iron County, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, at Lutheran Home.

She was born Oct. 11, 1917, in Ironton, Missouri, to Jacob H. and Rosa E. Crocker Spitzmiller. She and Albert R. Townsend were married April 17, 1948. They had been married 48 years when Albert passed away Dec. 18, 1996.

Adele graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with bachelor's and master's degrees in elementary education, and later a specialist degree in reading. She taught elementary and junior high school in Iron County for more than 20 years.

She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau.

She is survived by many devoted nieces, nephews and loved ones.

She was preceded in death by her husband, six brothers and a nephew.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Conley and the Rev. Dr. Barry Winders officiating. Interment will follow at Arcadia Valley Memorial Park Cemetery in Arcadia, Missouri.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to Lutheran Home Hospice or Centenary United Methodist Church.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.