Extracted from The Jacksonville Daily Progress (Jacksonville, TX)
Tuesday, February 7, 2006

Nellie Louise Smith Austin

Graveside services for Nellie Louise Smith Austin, 96, of Pearland, Texas, formerly of Gallatin, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, at Henry Cemetery in Gallatin, with Bro. A.D. Munsinger officiating, under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home of Jacksonville.

Mrs. Austin died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, in Houston. She was born June 17, 1909, in Cherokee County.

She was a homemaker and former employee of Marja's Brassiere Factory of Jacksonville. She attended Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, and was very active in her church, Missionary Baptist Church of Gallatin, where she served as church secretary and treasurer.

Mrs. Austin was preceded in death by her husband, Lafayette Austin.

Survivors include her sons, Carroll Austin and wife Laura Bolieu of Conroe, and Kenneth Ray Austin and wife Marinelle of Pearland; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

There will be no visitation.