Lucreta "Boo" Gibbs Townsend (March 11, 1948 - October 16, 2026), widow of James Moultrie Townsend, Jr., M.D., entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 16, 2026, in Raleigh, NC. Visitation will be held Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM in the J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Downtown Chapel, 232 Calhoun Street. The funeral service will be held on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 11:00 AM in the St. Philip's Church, 142 Church Street.

"Boo" as she was always known, was born in Charleston, South Carolina to the late John Ernest Gibbs and Dorothy Dame Gibbs. She attended Ashley Hall and graduated from Goucher College in 1970 with a BS in History. She served as student body president and was elected by her class to be the first student to speak at graduation. After getting married on June 27, 1970, she went on to teach History at Ashley Hall for many years. She also served as the Ashley Hall Alumni Association President, received the 2nd Dewar Gordon Holmes Distinguished Alumni Award in 1990, and served multiple terms on the Ashley Hall Board of Trustees. She went on to manage Dr. Townsend's medical office.

Boo was an accomplished athlete and avid sports fan. She played tennis in college and throughout her adult life. She was a passionate fan of the College of Charleston Cougars basketball teams, the Clemson Tigers, the Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago Bears. She especially enjoyed watching her grandchildren compete, which was a great source of pleasure and pride.

Boo has many special memories of Kanuga from attending guest period as a child, waiting tables as a teenager, and bringing her family to guest period for many years.

Boo is survived by her three children: Josephine Townsend of Hilton Head Island, SC and J. Moultrie Townsend III of Port Royal, SC and John G. Townsend (Anne) of Raleigh, NC; five grandchildren; Zimmerman Davis Willis of Tampa, FL, James Guerin Willis of Charlottesville, VA, and Saida Louise Willis of Hilton Head Island, SC, and John Moultrie Townsend and Marshall Latham Townsend of Raleigh, NC. She was predeceased by her husband, parents, brother, John E. Gibbs, M.D., and sister Anne Gibbs Leland.

Memorials may be made to Kanuga, 130 Kanuga Chapel Road, Hendersonville, NC 28739.

Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Downtown Chapel.