Emma Rose Collier Townsend, 65, of Hodgenville, KY, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, KY. She was born Sept. 2, 1944, in Letcher County, KY. She was the daughter of the late Wilburn Collier Sr. and Cora McCray Collier. She was a member of the Baptist faith and was disabled. She was also proceeded in death by her husband, William E. Townsend Sr.; 2 brothers, Ark Willis Collier and Irvin Collier; 5 sisters, Oma Champion, Betsy Lou Mullins, Nanetta Maynard, Zelma Lee Champion, and Arminda Howard. Emma is survived by 2 sons, William (Billy) Townsend and Scott Townsend, both of Hodgenville, KY; 4 daughters, Shawn Risinger of Cecilia, KY, Leila Marie Rawling of South Webster, Michelle Lynn Townsend of Brandenburg, KY, Tammy Lynn Dittiger of Mel Bourne, FL; 5 brothers, Tony Collier of Fisherville, KY, Shorty Collier of Ida, MI, Ben Collier of Massillon, OH, Eugene Collier and Wilburn Collier Jr., both of Portsmouth; 4 sisters, Ival Bartley of Smyrna, TN, Violet Dyer of Sciotoville, Leona Cooper Hobbs of Elizabethtown, KY, Cora Mae Smith of Scottsburg, IN; 10 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren; as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, June 3, 2010 at D.W. Swick Funeral Home in South Webster with Pastor John Baker officiating. Burial will be at Collier Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday 2-8 PM and Thursday noon to 1 PM at D.W. Swick in South Webster. Online condolences to dwswickfuneralhome.com.