Obituary of Janie Huey Austin

Funeral services for Janie Huey Austin, age 88, of Wedowee will be held on Monday, February 13, 2017, at 11:00 AM from the First United Methodist Church of Wedowee with Rev. Gary Henderson and Rev. Josh Hickman officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery with Benefield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:00-8:00 PM on Sunday, February 12, 2017. Mrs. Austin will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to services beginning on Monday. Mrs. Austin passed away Thursday, February 09, 2017, at her residence. Survivors include: one daughter, Veronica Austin of Wedowee; special friends, Jay & Jennifer Stone and Daniel & Blair Boone; honorary grandchildren, Charlie, Chelsea, and Jaylee Stone and Cameron Boone; loving caregiver and friend, Kay Heard (husband, Tony); and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Danny Rollins, Lanny Huey, Rance Kirby, Heath Huey, Jay Stone, Tony Heard, Lee Brantley, and Daniel Boone. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Austin was born on May 24, 1928, the daughter of James Larkin and Willie Pearl Wilson Huey. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Wedowee where she worked as the former secretary and was a member of the Sunday School class and the Caregiver Team. She was a member of the Wedowee Garden Club, the Wedowee Homemaker’s Club, and she was active in the Wedowee Volunteer Fire Department. Mrs. Austin was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bernard Austin; one son, James Austin; four sisters; and five brothers. Memorials may be floral or donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Wedowee Building Fund or Choir Robe Fund.