Vesta Drake Townes

Vesta Drake Townes on the merry-go-round, c. 1948. That is Lee Hill III to her right. Picnic, Giant City State Park, c. 1948. From left, Vesta, Steve, and Paul Townes. That's Jane Ann Hill to Vesta's right. Picnic, Giant City State Park, c. 1948. From left, Vesta, Steve, Jane Ann, Lee, and Lola. Vesta Drake Townes, Teenager Vesta Drake Townes at the right. The other two women to her right are unknown. The women are possibly her mother and grandmother. Vesta Drake Townes and her trademark megawatt smile Vesta Drake Townes Vesta Drake Townes on the left. The woman at right is 'Katie.' Paul and Vesta Drake Townes. This photo is a stunning beauty, and deserves more thorough retouching to remove cracks in the original's emulsion, which I will eventually repair. Vesta Drake Townes. This portrait was painted by one of Paul Halcott Townes's fellow prisoners, Hugo Tchitchek, in 1945, when Paul was a POW in Germany. Hugo painted it from a photograph Paul provided. Marietta Vesta Drake Townes (1927-1969) wife of Paul Halcott Townes and mother of Paul Stephen Townes and Jacqueline Drake Townes Richards. Vesta committed suicide on 16 December 1969.



Sarah Margaret Kemmerling

Last Updated 12/22/04