Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Austin, William Avery May 16, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle, May 18, 2004
     William Avery Austin, 76, died in The Dalles on Sunday, May 16, 2004.
     He was born in Lead Hill, Ark. on Sept. 11, 1927 to Lula Bell (Gaines) 
and John W. Austin.
     On Dec. 20, 1945, he joined the United States Army and served during 
World War II. He completed his service on May 7, 1947.
     He settled in Trout Lake in 1963 and worked for Rogers Construction and 
SDS Road Construction Crew. In the 1970s he bought his own dump truck, which 
he ran until his retirement. In October 1996, he moved to Pine Grove, south of 
The Dalles. For the past year, he had been living at Mill Creek Point in The 
Dalles.
     He was an avid horseman. He broke horses, worked cattle and rode all over 
Mt. Adams, an area he knew very well. He loved to play the guitar and 
particularly enjoyed bluegrass and old country gospel music. He was an 
accomplished poet and songwriter. 
     Surviving are his children, Janie Dodge and Bob Austin, both of Maupin; 
Sue Newton, Rochester, Wash.; Barry Austin, Bandon, and Scott Austin, Dufur; 
sister Dorothy “Dot” Wade, Yellville, Ark.; 14 grandchildren and nine great 
grandchildren. Preceding him in death are sisters Avo Chappell, Elsie Sommers 
and Hazel Young; brothers Leonard and Lester Austin; son William Kenneth 
Austin, who died in the Vietnam War; daughter Vickie McGinnis, who died in 
April 2000; and his wife Monnie, who died in July 1995.
     A funeral service will be held at Gardner Funeral Home on Saturday, May 
22 at 11 a.m. with burial to follow at the Trout Lake Cemetery. Those wishing 
to sign the online guestbook or send condolences to the Austin family may do 
so at: www.gardnerfh.com.



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Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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