Charlee Diane Phillips Townsend, a resident of Slaughter, LA passed away Saturday May 21, 2022 at her residence. She was born November 6, 1943 and was 78 years of age. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Mike Townsend; one son, Rev. Dr. Michael McCarty Townsend; 2 daughters, Catherine Joyce Walter and Anne Townsend Longfellow and husband Tom. She is also survived by two grandsons, Lee and Weston Longfellow; three granddaughters, Laura, Hope and Kate Walter; and numerous cousins and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.T. Phillips; grandparents, Charles Tate Phillips, Mrs. Lena Bridges Sims, and Mr. and Mrs. Claude H. Sims. She was a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School. She was the Co-founder and operator of Mike's Red and White Grocery with her husband which they operated for 25 years. She raised and championed Old English Sheepdogs. She had the first Old English Sheepdog Champion in the state of Louisiana, Feliciana Magnolia Blossom. She was a member of the Fellowship Church in Zachary and a former member of the Bluff Creek United Methodist Church. She loved the Lord and will be deeply missed by her family and friends. Visitation at Fellowship Church in Zachary on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 from 9:00AM until Services at 11:00AM. Interment in Pine Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery in the Sixth Ward, St. Helena Parish with a fellowship to follow. Services conducted by Pastor Scott Hornsby and Rev. Dr. Michael Townsend. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.