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Elijah Sherman “Lige or Poppy” Austin Jr.

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Elijah Sherman “Lige or Poppy” Austin Jr.

Birth
Liberty Township, Jackson County, Ohio, USA
Death
5 Oct 1973 (aged 80)
Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Kingston, Ross County, Ohio, USA
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Elijah S. Austin, 80, of Route 4, Delano Road, retired Norfolk and Western Railroad employee.

Died 10 a.m. Friday at his residence.

Service: 1 p.m. Monday at the Haller Funeral Home, the Rev. Harold Wingo officiating.

Calling hours: at the funeral home, after 2 p.m. Sunday, Masonic service at 7:30 p.m.

Burial: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Kingston.

Survivors: wife, Mrs. Lou Ellen Saunders Austin; 14 children, Mrs. Gertrude Cousins, Elder Alberta Cousins, Mrs. Aretta Valentine, Mrs. Sylvia Tanner, John and Richard, all of Chillicothe; Homer, Frankfort; Mrs. Shirley Smith, Miss Connie Austin and Enos, all of Columbus; Mrs. Charlotte Vaughn and Rev. Bonfiles Austin, both of Xenia; Mrs. Bessie Thornton, of Pittsburg, Pa. , and George of Plattsburg, N.Y.; 41 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a brother, H.P. Austin of Chillicothe. Predeceased by first wife, Blanche Hitchens Austin in 1921; and two children, Mrs. Ruth Stewart and Elijah S. Austin III.

Memorial contributions may be made to United Community Baptist Church, Route 2. (published in The Chillicothe Gazette, Oct. 6, 1973)

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Austin, Elijah S.
Elijah S. Austin family gratefully acknowledges the expressions of sympathy received during our recent bereavement. Especially the ministers, relatives, neighbors and friends. Elliotts Flowers, Bennett Vaults and Haller Funeral Home.
Wife, Children, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren (published in the Chillicothe Gazette, Oct. 15, 1973)
Elijah S. Austin, 80, of Route 4, Delano Road, retired Norfolk and Western Railroad employee.

Died 10 a.m. Friday at his residence.

Service: 1 p.m. Monday at the Haller Funeral Home, the Rev. Harold Wingo officiating.

Calling hours: at the funeral home, after 2 p.m. Sunday, Masonic service at 7:30 p.m.

Burial: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Kingston.

Survivors: wife, Mrs. Lou Ellen Saunders Austin; 14 children, Mrs. Gertrude Cousins, Elder Alberta Cousins, Mrs. Aretta Valentine, Mrs. Sylvia Tanner, John and Richard, all of Chillicothe; Homer, Frankfort; Mrs. Shirley Smith, Miss Connie Austin and Enos, all of Columbus; Mrs. Charlotte Vaughn and Rev. Bonfiles Austin, both of Xenia; Mrs. Bessie Thornton, of Pittsburg, Pa. , and George of Plattsburg, N.Y.; 41 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a brother, H.P. Austin of Chillicothe. Predeceased by first wife, Blanche Hitchens Austin in 1921; and two children, Mrs. Ruth Stewart and Elijah S. Austin III.

Memorial contributions may be made to United Community Baptist Church, Route 2. (published in The Chillicothe Gazette, Oct. 6, 1973)

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Card of Thanks
Austin, Elijah S.
Elijah S. Austin family gratefully acknowledges the expressions of sympathy received during our recent bereavement. Especially the ministers, relatives, neighbors and friends. Elliotts Flowers, Bennett Vaults and Haller Funeral Home.
Wife, Children, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren (published in the Chillicothe Gazette, Oct. 15, 1973)

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