Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Austin, Richard J. May 2, 1997 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com February 15, 2013, 7:29 pm Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Thursday, May 8, 1997 Richard J. ``Baldie'' Austin, 56, of the 5400 block of Tidewater Drive, died May 2, 1997 in his home. A native of Norfolk, he retired two years ago from the solid waste division for the City of Norfolk. He was commended with a certificate of appreciation for his 27 years service by the Department of Public Works. Survivors include his wife, Thelma Lee Austin; two daughters, Doris D. Spellman of Norfolk, Mary A. Gibson of Bloomfield, N.J.; a son-in-law, Elwood L. Spellman; mother, Dorothy Martin; two sisters, Alice Robinson and Emma Austin, both of Norfolk; a brother, Jeffrey Martin of Atlantic City, N.J.; eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; three aunts, Viola Blount, Emma Moore, Alice Blount; an uncle, Leamon Blount; and a host of friends and relatives. He was predeceased by a son-in-law, Larry Gibson. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Hale Funeral Home by Bishop Anthony Moses. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery . File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/a/austin526gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb