Jas. Townsend

[Loyalist Dave]

James "Jim" Townsend of Jas. Townsend & Son which is now known as Townsends' has passed away. Mr. Townsend passed away over the weekend from complications from a heart attack. His son John runs Townsends, and we are all familiar with Jim's son, John, from the cooking videos that he has produced in the past few years. Jas. Townsend & Son was born in 1973 (didn't yet have that name) when Jim started making candle lanterns, and it grew into the large mail-order sutlery, and later online sutler and YouTube channel today known as Townsends. I am sorry for the loss of one of the foundational fellows of our current hobby. Glad for the fact he saw his concern grow into the internationally known and well liked firm that it is today.



LD

 

[duca]

OH NOOO! Sooo sad to hear this. I love his videos. We lost a great Historical figure. He had a lot of knowledge. My prayers go to his family.

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Anthony

 

[Codger Craig Wilcox]

So sad to hear, even knowing that everyone passes sooner or later. James enriched the lives of many with items and advice from his sutlers store, and will be missed. He leaves a great legacy for us all.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

OH NOOO! Sooo sad to hear this. I love his videos. We lost a great Historical figure. He had a lot of knowledge. My prayers go to his family.

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Anthony

No no, JOHN does the videos.... his father James has passed... I clarified my OP, sorry for that confusion.

LD

 

[duca]

O OK that's good to hear BUT sorry for his Loss. Thanks for clearing this up Dave

Anthony

 

[FPDoc]

So sorry to hear of his passing, prayers and condolences to his family. What a contribution to preservation of our history.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Prayers for him and his family. I enjoy their products and videos.

Rest in Peace.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

RIP.

 

[tenngun]

Sad, one of the first supplier that really tried to keep historic in general equipment

 

[2 shots]

sad news. we are dropping like flies and sadly there are few to replace us. R.I.P.

 

[PathfinderNC]

A pioneer. Jas. Towsend and Son was always the Sutler we could rely on for good stuff at just about any large event. Prayerful thoughts to the family.

 

[Mike Payne]

Sorry to hear of Mr. Townsend death prayers for his family.

 

[OhioHawkeye]

https://www.mckeemortuary.com/obituary/James-Townsend

 

[sturmkatze]

OH NOOO! Sooo sad to hear this. I love his videos.
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Anthony

It was Jon's father, Jim that passed.

 

[Penske]

Sorry to hear this news. Seems like 2022 has gotten off to a poor start. Hope the Townsend family is watched over at this sad time.

 

[Cruzatte]

Sad news. I remember when the business advertised in the pages of Muzzleloader Magazine as Frontier Lanterns. May he rest in peace.

 

[toot]

so sad. RIP. my friend.

 

[James Dietz]

Good man, good son, good Company. This is a bummer.

 

[kje54]

John and his sister are currently doing a live stream tribute to their father,

 

[kje54]

Looks I found it late, they finished a few minutes ago.