Robeson County, NC - Obituary of Austin E. Walters, 1940 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Obit of Austin E. Walters 1940 Austin Walters Rites Funeral services for Austin Walters, 54 who died Thursday in the county Hospital after a long illness were held Friday at 10:30 from the residence with the Rev. M. P. Calhoun of the Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial followed in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Surviving are a widow and 8 children as follows: Ernest, Neil, Frances, Robert, Mrs Garvin Smith, Florrie, Christian and Louise Walters. Two brothers and two sisters, Fulton Walters of Godwin, Melton, Mrs Jesse Melvin, and Mrs Flora Evans of Fayetteville. From the contributor: Austin E Walters was born Nov 28, 1885 and died Apr 11, 1940. He was the son of Joseph Allen Walters born May 8, 1849 died May 12, 1917 and Henrietta Johnson born May 20, 1857 died Jan 30, 1914. Austin E Walters married Mattie Hall May 26, 1912. Mattie was born Mar 22, 1895 and died Apr 18, 1980. The above obit was in the Robesonian newspaper Apr 15, 1940, page 4. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Michael Walters ___________________________________________________________________