Obituary of Vance Ervin Austin

Vance Austin Sr. Oct. 29th,1929-May 16, 2021 Vance Austin, 91, of Niles, passed away peacefully at the Ridgecrest Nursing Home in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Sunday, May 16, 2021. He was brought in to this world in the fall of 1929 by the late Thomas Austin, and his mother Rosa Austin. He was one of nine children, his siblings were: Raymond Austin, Charlie Austin, Robert Austin, Luther Austin, Floyd Austin, Pauline Kelly, Mary Fergie, and his only surviving sibling Jim Austin of Tennessee. Vance was a husband of the late Clara (Bastic) Austin, a father of six children, a grandfather of thirteen, a great-grandfather of twenty-one, and a great-great-grandfather of four. His six children are Mary (Dennis) Trowbridge of Niles, Rosa Johnston of St. Lucie, Florida, Irene Bennet of Paragould, Arkansas, Joyce (Randy) Shields of Tucson, Arizona, Betty Mangold of South Bend, and his only son Vance Austin Jr. He loved to garden and took a special liking to his tomatoes and asparagus. He also had a very creative eye for carpentry and was capable of building anything he wanted. Vance is preceded in death by his wife Clara, two of his children, Vance Jr. and his daughter Mary, one of his grandchildren, Kevin Mathews, and all of his siblings with Jim being an exception. The family kindly asks that any memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Remberences may be shared with Vance’s family at www.BrownFuneralHomeNiles.com A private burial is being held for Mr. Austin at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are being handled by the Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services.