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Mary E. <I>Newell</I> Austin

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Mary E. Newell Austin

Birth
Lacon, Marshall County, Illinois, USA
Death
19 Oct 1983 (aged 56)
Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Burial
Varna, Marshall County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.0661086, Longitude: -89.216116
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MARY AUSTIN
Mary E. Austin, 56, of Varna died on the grounds of the Southeast Texas Fair, Beaumont, TX at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, October 20. 1983.
She was co-owner of Midway Concessions, which travels from fair to fair around the country.
Born January 15, 1927 in Lacon to George and June Kear Johnson Newell, she married Marion F. Austin on June 1, 1947 in Varna.
Surviving are her husband; one son, Dale, and one daughter, Patricia Nolan, both of Varna; three grandchildren; two brothers Oliver Johnson of Varna and George Newell of Tremont; four sisters, Florence Gerjets of Spring Valley, Esther Mattern of Princeton, Mildred Hodges of Peoria and Sharon Monks of Washington. Her parents, one daughter, one granddaughter and two sisters preceded her in death.
Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Robert Pries Funeral Home in Lacon, where visitation was from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday. The Rev. L. J. McNemee officiated and burial was in First Lutheran Church Cemetery #2.
Memorials may be made to Varna Ambulance Service.

HENRY NEWS REPUBLICAN
HENRY, ILLINOIS
OCTOBER 1983
MARY AUSTIN
Mary E. Austin, 56, of Varna died on the grounds of the Southeast Texas Fair, Beaumont, TX at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, October 20. 1983.
She was co-owner of Midway Concessions, which travels from fair to fair around the country.
Born January 15, 1927 in Lacon to George and June Kear Johnson Newell, she married Marion F. Austin on June 1, 1947 in Varna.
Surviving are her husband; one son, Dale, and one daughter, Patricia Nolan, both of Varna; three grandchildren; two brothers Oliver Johnson of Varna and George Newell of Tremont; four sisters, Florence Gerjets of Spring Valley, Esther Mattern of Princeton, Mildred Hodges of Peoria and Sharon Monks of Washington. Her parents, one daughter, one granddaughter and two sisters preceded her in death.
Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Robert Pries Funeral Home in Lacon, where visitation was from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday. The Rev. L. J. McNemee officiated and burial was in First Lutheran Church Cemetery #2.
Memorials may be made to Varna Ambulance Service.

HENRY NEWS REPUBLICAN
HENRY, ILLINOIS
OCTOBER 1983


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  • Created by: Bonnie Koke
  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57363651/mary_e-austin: accessed ), memorial page for Mary E. Newell Austin (15 Jan 1927–19 Oct 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57363651, citing First Lutheran Cemetery #2, Varna, Marshall County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Bonnie Koke (contributor 46798294).