Martha Rose Austin, 93, of Destin, died peacefully Feb. 25, 2013, at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.
Born on Feb. 22, 1920, in St. John, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Harry Clark and Edith Mae Pettit Allphin. Her family moved to Lawrence, Kan.. in 1922 where she attended school and was married to Gene Austin in 1940.
Martha and Gene moved over the years throughout Missouri, Iowa and Kansas. They lived many years in Kinsley, Kan., where she was very active in the community and church and Gene was president of Kinsley Savings and Loan. Martha served as the church organist for more than 20 years.
In 1982, Martha and Gene retired to Destin. She became very active in several bridge clubs in the area and was respected as an excellent player. Her personality and humor endeared her to all who knew her. She was a kind and caring person that never met a stranger.
Mrs. Austin was preceded in death by her husband, Max Eugene Austin, and her brother, Robert Clark Allphin.
She is survived by her nephews, Robert C. Allphin, Jr. (Mary) of Atlanta, Ga., and Barry L. Allphin (Melissa) of Birmingham, Ala., and her niece, Cynthia A. Lockwood (Jimmy) of Eufaula, Ala.
Davis Watkins Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangement and Mrs. Austin will be interred at Lawrence Memorial Park in Lawrence, Kan.
Donations may be made to the American Red Cross or to a charity of your choice.
-Destin Log, February 28, 2013
Born on Feb. 22, 1920, in St. John, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Harry Clark and Edith Mae Pettit Allphin. Her family moved to Lawrence, Kan.. in 1922 where she attended school and was married to Gene Austin in 1940.
Martha and Gene moved over the years throughout Missouri, Iowa and Kansas. They lived many years in Kinsley, Kan., where she was very active in the community and church and Gene was president of Kinsley Savings and Loan. Martha served as the church organist for more than 20 years.
In 1982, Martha and Gene retired to Destin. She became very active in several bridge clubs in the area and was respected as an excellent player. Her personality and humor endeared her to all who knew her. She was a kind and caring person that never met a stranger.
Mrs. Austin was preceded in death by her husband, Max Eugene Austin, and her brother, Robert Clark Allphin.
She is survived by her nephews, Robert C. Allphin, Jr. (Mary) of Atlanta, Ga., and Barry L. Allphin (Melissa) of Birmingham, Ala., and her niece, Cynthia A. Lockwood (Jimmy) of Eufaula, Ala.
Davis Watkins Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangement and Mrs. Austin will be interred at Lawrence Memorial Park in Lawrence, Kan.
Donations may be made to the American Red Cross or to a charity of your choice.
-Destin Log, February 28, 2013
Martha Rose Austin, 93, of Destin, died peacefully Feb. 25, 2013, at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.
Born on Feb. 22, 1920, in St. John, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Harry Clark and Edith Mae Pettit Allphin. Her family moved to Lawrence, Kan.. in 1922 where she attended school and was married to Gene Austin in 1940.
Martha and Gene moved over the years throughout Missouri, Iowa and Kansas. They lived many years in Kinsley, Kan., where she was very active in the community and church and Gene was president of Kinsley Savings and Loan. Martha served as the church organist for more than 20 years.
In 1982, Martha and Gene retired to Destin. She became very active in several bridge clubs in the area and was respected as an excellent player. Her personality and humor endeared her to all who knew her. She was a kind and caring person that never met a stranger.
Mrs. Austin was preceded in death by her husband, Max Eugene Austin, and her brother, Robert Clark Allphin.
She is survived by her nephews, Robert C. Allphin, Jr. (Mary) of Atlanta, Ga., and Barry L. Allphin (Melissa) of Birmingham, Ala., and her niece, Cynthia A. Lockwood (Jimmy) of Eufaula, Ala.
Davis Watkins Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangement and Mrs. Austin will be interred at Lawrence Memorial Park in Lawrence, Kan.
Donations may be made to the American Red Cross or to a charity of your choice.
-Destin Log, February 28, 2013
Born on Feb. 22, 1920, in St. John, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Harry Clark and Edith Mae Pettit Allphin. Her family moved to Lawrence, Kan.. in 1922 where she attended school and was married to Gene Austin in 1940.
Martha and Gene moved over the years throughout Missouri, Iowa and Kansas. They lived many years in Kinsley, Kan., where she was very active in the community and church and Gene was president of Kinsley Savings and Loan. Martha served as the church organist for more than 20 years.
In 1982, Martha and Gene retired to Destin. She became very active in several bridge clubs in the area and was respected as an excellent player. Her personality and humor endeared her to all who knew her. She was a kind and caring person that never met a stranger.
Mrs. Austin was preceded in death by her husband, Max Eugene Austin, and her brother, Robert Clark Allphin.
She is survived by her nephews, Robert C. Allphin, Jr. (Mary) of Atlanta, Ga., and Barry L. Allphin (Melissa) of Birmingham, Ala., and her niece, Cynthia A. Lockwood (Jimmy) of Eufaula, Ala.
Davis Watkins Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangement and Mrs. Austin will be interred at Lawrence Memorial Park in Lawrence, Kan.
Donations may be made to the American Red Cross or to a charity of your choice.
-Destin Log, February 28, 2013
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