Shelby  County  Indiana
Obituaries

Austin

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Thursday, September 22, 1921
Page 4, column 4
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BLUE  RIDGE  LADY
DIED  THURSDAY
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          Mrs. Ellen Austin  of Blue Ridge, widow of  John Austin, died in the Deaconess hospital at Indianapolis, this morning about eight o'clock.  Death was due to cancer of the liver and followed an operation.  She was 57 years of age at the time of death.
          Mrs. Austin was known for her kind and lovable disposition by her many friends and neighbors in the Blue Ridge vicinity.  She was the daughter of  John and Sarah Baker*.  One son, Vernon, is left to mourn her loss, besides four brothers,  William,  Joseph,  Otto  and  Theodore Baker and two sisters,  Mrs. Elizabeth Mullen  and  Mrs. Jane Fox, all of Blue Ridge.
          She was a member of the Christian Union church and the Rebekah lodge.
(Buried Blue Ridge Cemetery-BH)
Submitted by Barb Huff  for Theresa Minor
* William  and  Sarah Ellen Rice Baker  were the parents of Ellen Baker Austin.  This information was contributed by Thelma Dwiggns, gr-gr-grandaughter-in-law of Ellen.

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Wednesday December 30, 1914
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JOHN  AUSTIN  DEAD
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Life Long Resident of Blue Ridge
Passed Away Tuesday Evening
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          After eight weeks of suffering with Bright's disease, death relieved  John Austin, aged fifty-nine years, a widely known resident of Blue Ridge.  Death came at eight-forty-five o'clock Tuesday night.
          Mr. Austin was a member of the Christian Union church at Blue Ridge and for more than twenty-five years has been an enthusiastic member of the Odd Fellows lodge at that place.
          Mr. Austin is survived by his wife, one son, Vernon, at home, and two brothers and one sister who are  Frank Austin, of Indianapolis;  Roy Austin, of Blue Ridge and  Miss Minnie Austin  of Greenfield.
          The funeral services will be held Thursday morning at ten o'clock at the Christian Union church at Blue Ridge, the Rev. D. J. McMullen officiating.  Burial in the Blue Ridge cemetery in charge of Stewart & Fix.
Contributed by Barb Huff for  Carl Shields

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Wednesday March 20, 1912
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DEATHS  AND  FUNERALS
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          Aaron Austin, aged eighty years old, died at 2 o'clock this morning at the home of his son, south of Blue Ridge, the result of senility.  Deceased was one of the best-known residents in the Blue Ridge neighborhood and for thirty years had been engaged in the carriage business affairs.  He leaves four sons, John,  Frank,  Roy  and  Truman, the latter living at Springfield, Ohio; also one daughter, Minnie.  The funeral services will be held at the home of his son, John, Friday morning at 10 o'clock, the Rev. McMullen officiating.  Interment will be at the cemetery at that place in charge of Stewart & Fix.
Contributed by Barb Huff for  Carl Shields

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Tuesday March 29, 1910
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DEATHS  AND  FUNERALS
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          Mrs. Elizabeth Austin, wife of  Aaron Austin, died at her home in Blue Ridge at 3:10 o'clock Tuesday of lung trouble, age forty-nine years, ten months.  Deceased leaves besides a husband, two sisters, Mrs. Eva Corwin  and  Mrs. Rose Baker, four sons and one daughter.  She was a member of the Christian Union church of Blue Ridge. Funeral services will be held at her late home Thursday at ten o'clock a.m., the Rev Tillison officiating.  Interment in Blue Ridge cemetery. Stewart & Fix, undertakers.
Contributed by Barb Huff for  Carl Shields

The  Shelby  Republican
Thursday, January 31, 1878
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Fatal  Accident
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          About 9 o'clock on last Saturday night our city was startled by a report that  Adam Austin  had been killed at the Blue River bridge.  He and his wife were on their way to their home in Marion.  When they had driven upon the bridge, for some reason the horse refused to go further and began backing, and run the buggy off backward at a point where the bridge lays upon the abutment.  The horse, buggy and occupant fell a distance of about 13 feet.  Mr. Austin was killed instantly by the fall and his wife badly stunned.  As soon as she recovered, she began screaming, and her cries soon brought assistance.  As soon as a light could be brought it was found that Austin's neck and left leg were broken and skull fractured.  Mrs. Austin is not, we understand, seriously injured.  The Improved Order of Red Men buried Mr. Austin on Monday.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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