BORN

1916

DIED

2010

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Evansville, Indiana

Bettye Austin Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 12, 2010.

Elizabeth "Bettye" Austin, 94, of Evansville, passed away at home surrounded by family on Saturday, September 11, 2010.

Bettye loved gardening, fishing at the lake, her St. Louis Cardinals, and IU Basketball.

She was a founding member of Christian Fellowship Church where she was very involved with the nurseries, Bible Studies, and her many friends.

Bettye was very compassionate and loved visiting patients at various nursing homes.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn L. Austin and half-daughter, Joe Ann Sanders.

Bettye is survived by her daughters, Glenda Pfeiffer and Cindy Baldwin; half-son, Bill Austin (Louise); son-in-law, Jack Sanders; grandchildren, Ryder Baldwin (Mary) and Shanna Darr (Robert); great grandchildren, Drake Baldwin, Ravyn Darr and Montana Darr.

A private family burial will be held in Princeton, Indiana.

Arrangements are being made by Alexander West Chapel, 2100 W. Illinois Street, Evansville, IN 47712.

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September 14, 2010

Sylvia Briody-Hall

Cindy, Glenda, I am so sorry to see that your mom is gone. I will always remember her smile and her good heart. I bet she and mom are already up there laughing and carrying on about the "good times". I have some pictures that I found that I want to give you. Some are of Betty holding Glenda as a baby. They were in some of moms' things that I was going thru a few months back. Please accept my heartfelt sympathy in your loss. Email me so that we can get together. Love to all of you.

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