Seventh Generation


5677. Herbert William Austin was born on 10 May 1911 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.18360 Herbert died in Morganton, Burke Co., NC on 2 January 1997 and was buried at Burke Memorial Park in Morganton, Burke Co., NC in January 1997 .18361,18362

Herbert William Austin and Mary Swanson were married on 15 June 1934 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.18363,18364 They18363,18364 appeared in the census on 4 April 1940 in Morganton, Morganton Twp., Burke Co., NC.18365 Mary Swanson was born on 29 May 1913. Mary died in Burke Co., NC on 18 November 2005 and was buried at Burke Memorial Park in Morganton, Burke Co., NC in November 2005 .18366,18367

Death Notice, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, Sun., Nov. 20, 2005

MORGANTON -- Mary Swanson Austin, 92, died November 18, 2005. Funeral is 3 PM Sunday at First Baptist Church Chapel; visitation 2-3 PM. Interment in Burke Memorial Park. Sossoman Funeral Home in charge.

Herbert William Austin and Mary Swanson had the following children:

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Richard Jefferson "Dick" Austin was born on 10 February 1935 in Burke Co., NC.18368 Richard died in Burke Co., NC on 8 April 2013 and was buried atbur Burke Memorial Park in Morganton, Burke Co., NC in April 2013 .18369

Richard "Dick" Austin, 78, of Morganton died Monday, April 8, 2013. 

He was born in Burke County on February 10, 1935 and was a son of the late Hubert William Austin and Mary Swanson Austin. 

Dick was a retired police officer from the Morganton Department of Public Safety and served with the Army National Guard. He was a member of Asheville Street Baptist Church and enjoyed Gospel music, singing, and traveling.

Dick is survived by his wife, Ruby Phillips Austin; sons and their wives, Richard "Allen" and Reneé Austin and Mark and Carol Austin; grandchildren, Michael Austin and his wife, Amber, Josh Austin, and Tiffany Austin; and a great-grandchild, Ian Austin, all of Morganton; his brother, Sherrill Austin and his wife, Brenda of South Carolina; and two nieces.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Asheville Street Baptist Church with Rev. Doug Goforth officiating. Burial will follow at Burke Memorial Park with military honors by the NC National Guard and the Caldwell County Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church. 

Memorial contributions may be made in Dick's honor to Asheville Street Baptist Church, 119 Asheville St., Morganton, NC 28655 or to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Rd., Valdese, NC 28690. 

Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting with arrangements.

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Living was born in 1942 in Burke Co., NC.18370
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