Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Austin, Cordelia Ruffin February 26, 2007
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Virginian-Pilot, March 5, 2007
CHARLOTTESVILLE - Cordelia Ruffin Austin died peacefully Feb. 26, 2007, one 
day after her 103rd birthday. Her children, grandchildren and great 
grandchildren gathered at The Laurels of Charlottesville on Feb. 24, 2007, to 
celebrate her long life.

Cordelia Austin was an artist who appreciated beauty in all its 
manifestations, paintings, furniture, nature, people. She loved music and 
could recite reams of poetry. Up until the end, she was mentally sharp and 
enjoyed visits and board games with family and friends.

Mrs. Austin was the last survivor of the six children of Edmund S. Ruffin and 
Cordelia Byrd Ruffin formerly of Norfolk. She is survived by her three 
children, Cordelia M. Plunkett of Ruckersville, Va., Thomas J. Michie of 
Charlottesville and Emily M. Gennari of Colchester, Vt., and by 10 
grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be sent to Hospice of the Piedmont, Suite 200, 
2200 Old Ivy Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903. The family wishes to express its 
deepest appreciation for all the loving care given to Mrs. Austin at The 
Laurels of Charlotesville in the last years of her life.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, April 7, 2007, at 4 p.m. at the 
Cedar Grove Cemetery on Princess Anne Road in Norfolk.

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