Austen, Jr., Henry Edward, age 68; Veteran of the U.S. Navy; our beloved father, passed away peacefully at home on November 1, 2015. Henry was a friend to many and a loving father. “Go rest high on that Mountain, Old Man.” Gone from this earth, forever in our hearts. Preceded in death by his parents, Henry Edward Austen, Sr. and Anne Elizabeth Keegan Austen; and beloved only son, Sean Michael Austen. He is survived by Brenda, his love, Mother to his daughters, and caregiver along with daughters, Christina (Raul) Gutierrez, Melissa (Scott) Cochran, Jane Austen, and Elizabeth Laubach (his big son, Clayton); daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Austen; twelve grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; siblings, Elizabeth Hart, Alan Austen, and Austen Hayes. The family would like to say a special, “Thank you” to Dr. Aparicio and Joulma at MD Anderson and UT Hospice nurses, Chasity and April. God Bless you all. “What a long strange trip it’s been.” The family will receive friends November 5, 2015 from 5:00- 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. funeral service to follow at McCarty-Evergreen Funeral Home. The family will meet at McCarty-Evergreen Funeral Home at 8:45 a.m. and proceed to East Tennessee Veteran’s Cemetery on November 6, 2015 for a 9:30 a.m. Interment. Condolences may be made at www.mccarty-evergreenfuneralhome.com
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