Susie E. Austin

Oct. 10, 1924 – Feb. 8, 2022

Susie E. (Johnson) Austin, 97, a long time resident of Mellott, passed away in the Lane House, Crawfordsville on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 at 3:18 a.m.

Susie was born in Lafayette, Indiana on Oct. 10, 1924. 

She was the daughter of the late Alva and Vonetia (Shroyer) Johnson Sr. She was raised in Tippecanoe County and attended school in Romney, West Point and Lafayette. She has been a resident of Mellott for the past 79 years.

She was a homemaker and also had worked as a clerk in the grocery store in Mellott. She also did washing and ironing for the local residents as well as babysitting when needed. She was a faithful member of the Hillsboro Church of the Nazarene. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and quilting. She provided several homemade quilts to family members.

She married Stanley W. Austin on Aug. 8, 1942 in Lafayette. Stanley preceded her in death on March 4, 2010.

Survivors include her daughter, Marjorie (Michael) Bowman, Crawfordsville; two sons, Marvin “Bub”  (Marianne) Austin, Mellott and Jerry (Julie) Austin, Dolton, Ill.; a daughter-in-law, Vickie Austin, Mellott; eleven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three step great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Gary Austin; a great-grandson, Kyle Bowman; her parents; her husband; three sisters; and two brothers.

Friends may call at the Maus Funeral Home, Attica, on Friday, Feb. 11th, from 12 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. with Pastor Greg McDonald officiating. Burial will follow in the Meharry Cemetery, north of Wingate. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or to the Hillsboro Church of the Nazarene. Condolences may be sent online at www.mausfuneralhome.com.