December 21, 1937 - July 1, 2020
Frances A. “Blondie” Austin, 82, of Shenandoah, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at her home with family and friends by her side.
She was born December 21, 1937, in Manassas, Virginia and was the daughter of the late, Everette and Ida Pettington.
Frances was a devoted member of the Shenandoah Assembly of God and loved her church family. She was an inspector for Blue Bell in Shenandoah for 25 years. Frances was a homemaker and loving grandmother. She loved working with flowers in her yard and her four-legged fur babies; Scooter, Susie and Ellie Mae.
On October 25, 1955, she married James W. Austin “Bill” and enjoyed 65 years of marriage with him.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by sons, Larry Austin and wife, Gloria, and Gary Austin; grandchildren, Scott Austin and wife, Rhonda of Ruckersville, Chad Austin and wife, Amber of Stanley, and Derrick Austin and wife, Julie of College Station, TX; great-grandchildren, Graham Austin, Garrett Austin, Gavin Austin, Hayleigh Austin, Karleigh Austin, Chayse Austin and Nataleigh Austin; sister-in-law, Phyllis Vaughan and husband, Eddie; special friends, Phyllis Campbell and Susie Stepp, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Shenandoah Assembly of God Outdoor Pavilion at 311 Comertown Rd. in Shenandoah with Pastors Carter Dean and Stephen Creech officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Lebanon Church Cemetery in Shenandoah. Friends may call anytime from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Shenandoah Assembly of God Church at 712 Maryland Ave, Shenandoah, or at any other time at “Blondie’s” home in Shenandoah. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Church Building fund, Shenandoah Assembly of God, 712 Maryland Ave. Shenandoah, VA 22849; or Shenandoah Volunteer Fire Dept., 201 Pennsylvania Ave, Shenandoah, VA 22849.
Source Citation: Kyger Funeral Home
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Ancestry Info:
Name: Frances Anne Pittington
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1937
Birth Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1937049567
Source Citation: Frances Anne Pittington in the Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911
Name: Frances Ann Pettington
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1938
Marriage Registration Place: Page, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1954
Marriage Place: Page, Virginia, USA
Father: Everett Thomas Pettington
Mother: Ida Florence Rothgeb
Spouse: James William Austin
Certificate Number: 1954029987
Source Citation: Frances Ann Pettington in the Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
December 21, 1937 - July 1, 2020
Frances A. “Blondie” Austin, 82, of Shenandoah, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at her home with family and friends by her side.
She was born December 21, 1937, in Manassas, Virginia and was the daughter of the late, Everette and Ida Pettington.
Frances was a devoted member of the Shenandoah Assembly of God and loved her church family. She was an inspector for Blue Bell in Shenandoah for 25 years. Frances was a homemaker and loving grandmother. She loved working with flowers in her yard and her four-legged fur babies; Scooter, Susie and Ellie Mae.
On October 25, 1955, she married James W. Austin “Bill” and enjoyed 65 years of marriage with him.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by sons, Larry Austin and wife, Gloria, and Gary Austin; grandchildren, Scott Austin and wife, Rhonda of Ruckersville, Chad Austin and wife, Amber of Stanley, and Derrick Austin and wife, Julie of College Station, TX; great-grandchildren, Graham Austin, Garrett Austin, Gavin Austin, Hayleigh Austin, Karleigh Austin, Chayse Austin and Nataleigh Austin; sister-in-law, Phyllis Vaughan and husband, Eddie; special friends, Phyllis Campbell and Susie Stepp, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Shenandoah Assembly of God Outdoor Pavilion at 311 Comertown Rd. in Shenandoah with Pastors Carter Dean and Stephen Creech officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Lebanon Church Cemetery in Shenandoah. Friends may call anytime from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Shenandoah Assembly of God Church at 712 Maryland Ave, Shenandoah, or at any other time at “Blondie’s” home in Shenandoah. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Church Building fund, Shenandoah Assembly of God, 712 Maryland Ave. Shenandoah, VA 22849; or Shenandoah Volunteer Fire Dept., 201 Pennsylvania Ave, Shenandoah, VA 22849.
Source Citation: Kyger Funeral Home
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Ancestry Info:
Name: Frances Anne Pittington
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1937
Birth Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1937049567
Source Citation: Frances Anne Pittington in the Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911
Name: Frances Ann Pettington
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1938
Marriage Registration Place: Page, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1954
Marriage Place: Page, Virginia, USA
Father: Everett Thomas Pettington
Mother: Ida Florence Rothgeb
Spouse: James William Austin
Certificate Number: 1954029987
Source Citation: Frances Ann Pettington in the Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
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