Margaret E Austin, age 92, of Seadrift TX, passed away on Monday, June 17th. She was born on February 18th, 1927 in Mound, Illinois to the late Roland Campbell and Grace Isenberger Campbell. Margaret was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother whose family was blessed with her unconditional love and support.
She is survived by her daughter Susan Taylor (Ronald) of Seadrift, sons; Mike Austin (Adrienne) of Katy, David Austin (Kathy) of Port Lavaca, and Robert Austin (Leslie) of Victoria, sister Shirley Amthor of San Angelo and brother Edward Campbell of San Saba, 12 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She loved traveling to her hometown of Llano to visit with her family. She, her sisters and mother were notorious for being able to carry on five separate conversations at the same time and they all knew the full content of each of those five conversations. She had a passion for painting seascapes, sewing, creating and building things, flower gardening, a love for her dogs, and worked hard to achieve her education after her children were born.When asked Margaret was quick to say her greatest achievement of all were her children.
In addition to her parents, Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Chuck Austin, sisters Evelyn Harned, Dorothy Murchison and brothers Roland Campbell Jr, and Larry Campbell. A celebration of her life was held at a chapel service at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Chapel in Llano, June 22, 2019. Interment followed at the family plot in the Llano City Cemetery.
If you wish, donations may be sent to: Hospice of South Texas 605 Locust Ave Victoria, TX 77901 or Fisher Center For Alzheimer’s Research Foundation 110 East 42nd Street, 16th Floor New York, NY 10017.