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Betty Joe Hargus Austin

10 Aug 1928 – 7 Dec 2016

Birth	10 Aug 1928
Death	7 Dec 2016
Cemetery	Elm Branch Cemetery Bardwell , Ellis County , Texas , USA
Added by	Doug on 30 Sep 2020
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173654302

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Bettie Joe Underwood Austin, 88, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, in Ennis, Texas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2016, in the J.E. Keever Mortuary of Ennis. A Celebration of Life will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, December 10, 2016, in the J.E. Keever Mortuary Chapel of Ennis with Rev. Larry Jinks officiating. Interment will follow in Elm Branch Cemetery of Bardwell. Bettie was born in Bardwell, Texas, to the late Joseph Edgar and Lois Lovelle (Latham) Hargus. She graduated from Bardwell High School in 1946. On April 6, 1947, Bettie married Robert Elmer Underwood. On April 25, 1966, she married J.T. Austin. Bettie lived in Forreston for a short time and returned to Bardwell in 1952. She worked on the family farm and ranch for many years and for the United State Postal service for over 40 years retiring as Post Master of Bardwell in 1998. Bettie was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Bardwell and the Eastern Star of Bardwell. Besides the love of her family she enjoyed traveling, bridge and watching movies. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert E. Underwood on August 23, 1964; second husband, J.T. Austin on February 2, 1988; sons, Mark Underwood in 1996, and Jim Edd Underwood in 2016; and daughter-in-law, Linda Underwood. Survivors include her son, Joe Bob Underwood; grandchildren: Lisa Zhanel and husband, David, Robert Underwood, and Brooke Forner; seven great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Gay Underwood.

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