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First Name:
George
Last Name:
Austin
Collection / Donor:
Middle Initial:
W.
Born:
1896
Died:
1979
Place(s)
Place:
Title / Position:
Principal Lighthouse Keeper
Year Started:
1944
Year Departed:
1954
Vessels
Associated Vessel:
Title / Position:
Lightship Cook
Year Started:
at least 1940
Begin Salary:
1020
Source:
C
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Nov 13, 2018
FRISCO, NC - George Winfield Austin, 82, a retired lighthouse keeper, died Wednesday [June 27, 1979] in Public Health Service Hospital in Norfolk, Va.
A lifelong resident of Frisco, he was the husband of Mrs. Maggie Whidbee Austin. He was a member of Frisco United Methodist Church.
Other survivors include four daughters: Mrs. Geraldine Fuller and Mrs. Ben Hamilton of Frisco, and Mrs. Elwood Austin and Mrs. Miller Gray of Hatteras; a son, Vernon Austin of Newcastle, Delaware; a sister, Mrs. Viola Willis, and a brother, Shafter Austin, of Harkers Island; 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
The body was taken to Twiford Island Chapel where arrangements are pending.
The Virginian-Pilot
Norfolk, VA
Friday, June 29, 1979