Clifton Austin, 37, a well-known citizen of Hatteras and for several years a member of the Coast Guard service, died suddenly at 3:55 a.m. while on duty at Hatteras Inlet Station Thursday morning.
He was the son of Mrs. Ida Peele Austin and the late Ivy D. Austin of Hatteras and the husband of Mrs. Virginia Stowe Austin.
Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by two brothers: Ivey Jr. and Clyde Austin, and a sister, Mrs. Wheeler Ballance of Hatteras; three children: Clifton Jr., Ida and Michael.
He had been in the Coast Guard about 18 years and at the time of his death was a Chief Boatswains Mate and officer in charge of Hatteras Inlet Coast Guard Station.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hatteras by Rev. W.B. Gregory, pastor, and interment will be in the family plot.
The Coastland Times
Manteo, NC
Friday, May 23, 1952
He was the son of Mrs. Ida Peele Austin and the late Ivy D. Austin of Hatteras and the husband of Mrs. Virginia Stowe Austin.
Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by two brothers: Ivey Jr. and Clyde Austin, and a sister, Mrs. Wheeler Ballance of Hatteras; three children: Clifton Jr., Ida and Michael.
He had been in the Coast Guard about 18 years and at the time of his death was a Chief Boatswains Mate and officer in charge of Hatteras Inlet Coast Guard Station.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hatteras by Rev. W.B. Gregory, pastor, and interment will be in the family plot.
The Coastland Times
Manteo, NC
Friday, May 23, 1952
Clifton Austin, 37, a well-known citizen of Hatteras and for several years a member of the Coast Guard service, died suddenly at 3:55 a.m. while on duty at Hatteras Inlet Station Thursday morning.
He was the son of Mrs. Ida Peele Austin and the late Ivy D. Austin of Hatteras and the husband of Mrs. Virginia Stowe Austin.
Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by two brothers: Ivey Jr. and Clyde Austin, and a sister, Mrs. Wheeler Ballance of Hatteras; three children: Clifton Jr., Ida and Michael.
He had been in the Coast Guard about 18 years and at the time of his death was a Chief Boatswains Mate and officer in charge of Hatteras Inlet Coast Guard Station.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hatteras by Rev. W.B. Gregory, pastor, and interment will be in the family plot.
The Coastland Times
Manteo, NC
Friday, May 23, 1952
He was the son of Mrs. Ida Peele Austin and the late Ivy D. Austin of Hatteras and the husband of Mrs. Virginia Stowe Austin.
Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by two brothers: Ivey Jr. and Clyde Austin, and a sister, Mrs. Wheeler Ballance of Hatteras; three children: Clifton Jr., Ida and Michael.
He had been in the Coast Guard about 18 years and at the time of his death was a Chief Boatswains Mate and officer in charge of Hatteras Inlet Coast Guard Station.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hatteras by Rev. W.B. Gregory, pastor, and interment will be in the family plot.
The Coastland Times
Manteo, NC
Friday, May 23, 1952
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