I need to pass along to you the sad news that founding Oregon Daffodil Society member Dona Townsend died on Monday, October 28. She was hospitalized for a few weeks for heart issues. I don’t know her exact age, but I know she was over 90, and still quite spry to the end. She slowed down just a little bit in the last few years, but not too much. She was a stalwart exhibitor and judge at our local shows, and a good daffodil friend. She especially loved historic daffodils, and that section was usually filled to overflowing with her entries. 
There will be a memorial service on Monday, November 4, at 1 pm. It will be held at Waterloo Chapel in Lebanon, OR. The address is 39480 Gross St, Lebanon, OR.
Attached is a picture I took of her last year, with Leonard Weber of Corvallis.
I will miss her dearly.
Theresa Fritchle
Great photo and description of her. I can tell she will be very missed.
What a significent loss to members of the Oregon Daffodil Society! Feelings must be similar to the devastation we in the NCDS in California felt when Christine Kemp, our long-term pioneer, passed. Nobody could replace her. You have our best wishes.
I didnt know her but my heart goes out to her family as well as our
daffodil community losing a great daffodil spokesperson
Dona was a very loyal ODS member, always available to exhibit many historical daffodils, as well as to judge and help with all the work associated with our shows.
She will be missed a great deal in Oregon.
Elise Havens
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