Wesley Frank Austin

Wesley Frank Austin, age 92, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 in Ocean Springs. He was born June 26, 1926 in Louisiana to Frank Austin and Wathena Austin-Blount. After graduating high school, he went on to serve honorably in the United States Army during WWII in the Pacific. After the war, he enlisted in the newly formed United States Air Force and retired at the rank of Master Sergeant. After retirement he worked as a foreman for Ishee housebuilding and was a member of the Freemasonry. Wesley is preceded in death by his parents, Frank Austin, Wathena Austin-Blount; his first wife, Mary Kathryn Austin; and siblings, Richard Blount, Sarah Austin-Blount, and Mildred Austin. Survivors include his wife, Lynda Gail Austin; his children, Wesley Frank Austin, Jr., Wayne Carroll, Roy Carroll, and Steve Carroll; one step-son by marriage, John King; grandchildren, Tim Austin, Mary Austin, Hailey King, Danny King, Tyler King, and Justin King; many great-grandchildren; and siblings, Ethel Tidmoore, Willie Blount, and Bruce Blount. Services will be held Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home. Friends may visit one hour prior. Interment will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Park.