Individual Details

Death

Clinton Paul Austin, 76, died Saturday, March 24, 2007, at St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Visitation is Monday , March 26th, 4-8 p.m. and 12 noon Tuesday at Colonial Chapel in Magee. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 27th at the funeral home chapel with burial in the Calvary Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Mize. Mr. Austin was born March 19, 1931, to the late John Grady and Edna Craft Austin in Mize. He was a member of South Side Assembly of God church. Mr. Austin served his country in the 82nd Air Borne Division of the United States Army. Survivors include: his wife, Vera Jacobs Austin; sons, Kenneth Austin of Lakeland, Fla., and Dean Austin of Clinton; daughters, Susan Furr of Baton Rouge, La., Vickie Johnson of Pearl, Mary Lewis and Paula Thomas of Brandon; brothers, Chuck Austin of North Carolina, Rev. Hilton Austin of Columbia, John Grady Austin of Texas and Jack Austin of Brandon; and one sister, Judy Fortenberry of Pearl; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Clarion Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, March 26, 2007