Beverly Claudine Austin

Beverly Claudine Austin, age 64, of Story, died Wednesday, February 29, 2012. She was born on August 23, 1947, at Exeter, California, the daughter of Claude Clay Smith and Gloria Irene Winter Smith. On December 7, 1963, she was married to Bobby Joe Austin. She was preceded in death by her parents. She was a member of the Union Hill Jesus Name Church, where she was their song leader for many years. She enjoyed fishing, spending time outdoors and working in her flower garden. Her greatest love was taking care of and spending time with her family, who will all deeply miss her. She is survived by her husband, Bobby Joe Austin of Story; her children and their spouses, Donald and Melissa Austin, Karen and Wendell Morrison and Dwayne Austin, all of Story; six grandchildren and their spouses, Jeremy and Jessi Austin, Samantha and Roger Smith, Devan Austin, Mikala Austin, Mariah Morrison and Elizabeth Austin; four great-grandchildren, Cayden Smith, Canyon Smith, Aspynn Austin and Cailynn Smith; one brother, Randy Smith and his wife, Sue, of Mount Ida; two sisters, Barbara Blackburn and her husband, Gip, of Sims and Judy Elder of Story; one sister-in-law, Maxine Standfer of Story; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, March 3, 2012, in the Union Hill Jesus Name Church with Bro. James Cogburn and Bro. Herman Woodard officiating. Visitation will be Friday evening, 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM, at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Reed Cemetery under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood. Pallbearers will be James Kennom, Gary Elder, Jackie Gaston, Todd Hoffroggee, Charles Austin and Ben Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronnie Wallace, Rick Neito, Gip Blackburn; Hospice Home Care of Hot Springs, members of Union Hill Jesus Name Church and her special home hospice nurses, Sandie Burnett and Tonya Campbell. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.