James Austin, Jr.

Obituaries

Thursday, 04 November 2021 05:43

James “Jim” Willard Austin, Jr. was the first born child of James and Mary Austin. A celebration of life was held on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at The Venue in Guntersville.
He was a member of New Life United Methodist Church of Grant. It brought him joy to worship the Lord, and he made constant efforts to pass out mints to church attendees saying, “Have a blessed day.” He passed out mints religiously to people in places he visited or patronized. He was a 1961 graduate of Scottsboro High, A United States Air Force veteran and was retired from the City of Scottsboro. Jim spent much of his retired life serving the North Alabama Young Marines and talking on his cell to longtime friends and family. He never met a stranger and would seize every opportunity to strike up a friendly conversation while in restaurants, places of business, the credit union and banks, just anywhere. He made sure to tell all the ladies he saw that they were beautiful or perty. Jim liked to eat, tinkering with firearms, reloading bullets, sport shooting, talking and sharing his true life stories. He would share his memories of his most recent trip to Alaska. He also enjoyed short trips to the Smoky Mountains.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Austin; sons, James Austin, Jason Austin; stepdaughter, Kerrie Tucker; grandchildren, Joshua Austin, Megan (Reid) Austin, Andrew Austin, Cameron Tucker, Evan Austin, Ily Austin, Eliza Austin (deceased), Allie Scott; very close family friends, Randy and Barbara Panazze.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shepard’s Cove Hospice, 408 Marling Road, Albertville, Ala 35951 in Jim’s memory.