Dare County, NC - Obits - Sallie Ann Austin File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Leigh Leonard Smith REMARKABLE LADY OF HATTERAS DIES AT 94 Mrs. Sallie Ann Austin, 94, a native of Hatteras, remained active until shortly before her death Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Woodard Peele of Wanchese, with whom she had resided for two years. She had been ill only a few weeks. Mrs. Austin was the daughter of Simon and Louisa Austin Bailey and wife of the late James Austin. She is pictured above displaying a 5lb rockfish, the result of a fishing trip with Capt. Jesse Etheridge several years ago at the age of 88. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Austin is survived by a son, James Austin of Hatteras, 28 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p.m. in Wanchese Assembly of God Church, the Rev. Mrs. Arvilla Barnett, pastor of Frisco Assembly of God conducting, assisted by Rev. Carroll Daniels of Wanchese. The body was taken to the church at 2 p.m. from Twiford's Funeral Home. The casket pall was made of white mums, white glads and fern. "Far Above the Starry Skies" was sung by Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Barnett: "Precious Memories" and "Where We'll Never Grow Old" were sung by the church choir, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Roscoe Gallop. "The Last Mile of the Way" was sung at the grave. Pallbearers were Roscoe Gallop, Paul Daniels, Willie Daniels, George Daniels, Bart Garrison and Earl Tillett. Burial followed in the Cudworth Cemetery in Wanchese. Submitted by her great-grand daughter: Leigh Leonard Smith ___________________________________________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ___________________________________________________________________