He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Dewey L. and Martha Venie Smart Austin. Mr. Austin was employed with SC Security Management Company. He was a US Navy veteran of 20 years service having served in Vietnam.
Surviving are his wife, Blanche Manore Austin of the home; four sons, Jeff Weeman of Ida, MI, Bernard Shimel and Tim Shimel, both of Cross, SC, and Richard Shimel of Bennettsville, SC; three daughters, Tina Sims of Yorktown, VA, Jill Calkins of Newport, MI, and Renee Labonte of Lady Lake, FL; two sisters, Erline Mitchum of Clinton, SC, and Brenda Jenkins of Whitmire, SC; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Dewey L. and Martha Venie Smart Austin. Mr. Austin was employed with SC Security Management Company. He was a US Navy veteran of 20 years service having served in Vietnam.
Surviving are his wife, Blanche Manore Austin of the home; four sons, Jeff Weeman of Ida, MI, Bernard Shimel and Tim Shimel, both of Cross, SC, and Richard Shimel of Bennettsville, SC; three daughters, Tina Sims of Yorktown, VA, Jill Calkins of Newport, MI, and Renee Labonte of Lady Lake, FL; two sisters, Erline Mitchum of Clinton, SC, and Brenda Jenkins of Whitmire, SC; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
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