Mrs. Eloise Brookshire Jarvis Austin, 84, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the Brian Center in Mooresville. She was born August 14, 1927 in Lenoir, NC to the late Lester and Vee White Brookshire.
Mrs. Austin was a graduate of Kings Creek High School and attended Gardner Webb College. She married Boyd Jarvis who also preceded her in death in 1987 she is currently married to Ernest Austin who survives.
After 38 years, she retired from Kewanee Scientific Furniture Co. as a project manager and was previously a member of Oakdale Baptist Church. Eloise loved being in her garden and spending time with her family, as well as traveling.
Along with her parents and first husband she is also preceded in death by seven siblings.
In addition to her husband, Ernest Austin, she is also survived by one son, Kenneth B. Jarvis (Mary Ann), of Charlotte, one daughter, Patricia Eidson (Don), of Raleigh, NC and two grandsons, Todd and Ryan Eidson. She is further survived by one sister Hazel Davis (Elgie), one brother, Odell Brookshire (Ruth) and one great granddaughter Sadie Eidson.
A funeral service for Mrs. Austin will be held 3:00 PM Sunday at the Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. J.B. Parker officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Becky Warren for her love, loyalty and companionship for the past five years. In addition the family would also like to acknowledge the special care given to their mother while at the Brian Center of Mooresville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231.
Mrs. Austin was a graduate of Kings Creek High School and attended Gardner Webb College. She married Boyd Jarvis who also preceded her in death in 1987 she is currently married to Ernest Austin who survives.
After 38 years, she retired from Kewanee Scientific Furniture Co. as a project manager and was previously a member of Oakdale Baptist Church. Eloise loved being in her garden and spending time with her family, as well as traveling.
Along with her parents and first husband she is also preceded in death by seven siblings.
In addition to her husband, Ernest Austin, she is also survived by one son, Kenneth B. Jarvis (Mary Ann), of Charlotte, one daughter, Patricia Eidson (Don), of Raleigh, NC and two grandsons, Todd and Ryan Eidson. She is further survived by one sister Hazel Davis (Elgie), one brother, Odell Brookshire (Ruth) and one great granddaughter Sadie Eidson.
A funeral service for Mrs. Austin will be held 3:00 PM Sunday at the Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. J.B. Parker officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Becky Warren for her love, loyalty and companionship for the past five years. In addition the family would also like to acknowledge the special care given to their mother while at the Brian Center of Mooresville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231.
Mrs. Eloise Brookshire Jarvis Austin, 84, of Statesville, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the Brian Center in Mooresville. She was born August 14, 1927 in Lenoir, NC to the late Lester and Vee White Brookshire.
Mrs. Austin was a graduate of Kings Creek High School and attended Gardner Webb College. She married Boyd Jarvis who also preceded her in death in 1987 she is currently married to Ernest Austin who survives.
After 38 years, she retired from Kewanee Scientific Furniture Co. as a project manager and was previously a member of Oakdale Baptist Church. Eloise loved being in her garden and spending time with her family, as well as traveling.
Along with her parents and first husband she is also preceded in death by seven siblings.
In addition to her husband, Ernest Austin, she is also survived by one son, Kenneth B. Jarvis (Mary Ann), of Charlotte, one daughter, Patricia Eidson (Don), of Raleigh, NC and two grandsons, Todd and Ryan Eidson. She is further survived by one sister Hazel Davis (Elgie), one brother, Odell Brookshire (Ruth) and one great granddaughter Sadie Eidson.
A funeral service for Mrs. Austin will be held 3:00 PM Sunday at the Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. J.B. Parker officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Becky Warren for her love, loyalty and companionship for the past five years. In addition the family would also like to acknowledge the special care given to their mother while at the Brian Center of Mooresville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231.
Mrs. Austin was a graduate of Kings Creek High School and attended Gardner Webb College. She married Boyd Jarvis who also preceded her in death in 1987 she is currently married to Ernest Austin who survives.
After 38 years, she retired from Kewanee Scientific Furniture Co. as a project manager and was previously a member of Oakdale Baptist Church. Eloise loved being in her garden and spending time with her family, as well as traveling.
Along with her parents and first husband she is also preceded in death by seven siblings.
In addition to her husband, Ernest Austin, she is also survived by one son, Kenneth B. Jarvis (Mary Ann), of Charlotte, one daughter, Patricia Eidson (Don), of Raleigh, NC and two grandsons, Todd and Ryan Eidson. She is further survived by one sister Hazel Davis (Elgie), one brother, Odell Brookshire (Ruth) and one great granddaughter Sadie Eidson.
A funeral service for Mrs. Austin will be held 3:00 PM Sunday at the Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. J.B. Parker officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Becky Warren for her love, loyalty and companionship for the past five years. In addition the family would also like to acknowledge the special care given to their mother while at the Brian Center of Mooresville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231.
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