Monica (Townsend) Hornsby

A Graveside Funeral Service for Monica Townsend Hornsby, 57, of the Holman’s Bridge Community, SC, will be held at 1 pm, Friday January, 20 , 2023 at the Blackville Cemetery, with the Reverend Jeffrey Ray officiating.  Monica passed away January 17, 2023.

Born in Richland County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Harvey Edward Townsend and Annette Collum Townsend. She was married to her best friend Jesse Ronald Hornsby for 35 years.  Monica previously worked as a guard for the SC Department of Corrections and as a CNA at Laurel Crest Retirement Community in West Columbia. Monica loved the Holman’s Bridge Community and the Edisto River.  She dearly loved her children and grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them.

Survivors include her loving husband Jesse Hornsby of the home; their children Jessica Lynn Hornsby (Ty Sturkie) of Swansea, SC, Jesse Ronald Hornsby Jr. (Alyssa Gilstrap) of Lexington, SC, and Jade Victoria Hornsby (David Hoffman) of Holman’s Bridge, SC; their grandchildren Jasmine, Malory, Kaylee and Aerial; a brother in law Don Hornsby of Gaston, SC; a sister in law Darlene (Johnny) Hull of West Columbia, SC; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Stephanie Townsend; brothers in law Wayne Hornsby and David Hornsby.

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