Stanley Townsend, a key figure in Waleska who ran for chairman of Cherokee County in 2018, has died.
His family said he died peacefully at his home in Waleska on Jan. 29 at 67 after a two-and-a-half-year battle with kidney cancer.
His son, Jason Townsend, said his father, also known as “Coon,” was a well-respected, polite and loving man who loved spending time with his six grandkids…