She was born January 10, 1926 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, to the late Ben and Una Lillian Hirschy. She was a current member of First Assembly of God Jacksonville and was raised in First Assembly of God in North Little Rock.
As a military wife of Clive Thorn she traveled the U.S. and across the world. She worked in the Base Exchange in Thailand. She later served with her husband Carl Austin as an interim missionary in Mexico and they settled in Jacksonville, AR. There she became an active member of the First Assembly of God Church in Jacksonville.
She is survived by five grandsons, Bobby Wayne (Debbie) Perrigan, Michael Scott (Michelle) Perrigan; Gene (Christine) Mayfield, Michael (Kayla) Thorn, Jerry (Naomi) Bratton; four granddaughters, Jill Gentry, Jenna Crowly, Kathryn Thorn, and Wendy (Tim) Waters; great-grandchildren, Haley Kathleen (Justin) Cook, Scotty Hunter Perrigan and Danielle England; great-great-grandchildren, Mila Cook, Lanie Cook; and a host of loving relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Clive Thorn; second husband Carl Richard Austin; daughter, Kathleen Scott Harris; son, Gordon Elton Thorn; four brothers, Charles ODel Hirschy, Paul Floyd Hirschy, Gordon Elton Hirschy, and Clifton Hirschy; three sisters, Mary Katherine Hirschy, Ora Lee Rea and Mildred Naoma Parman.
Visitation will be held Friday, October 21, 2022 at 10:00 followed by a celebration of life service at 11:00 in the chapel of First Assembly of God Church, 4501 Burrow Drive, North Little Rock, AR. Interment is at Rest Hills Memorial Park, North Little Rock.
In lieu of flowers, the family ask memorials be made to Assembly of God World Missions Fund, 1445 N Boonville Ave, Springfield, MO 65802 (417) 862-3420. www.griffinleggettresthills.com
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