Dona Mae Austin

Mrs. Dona Mae Austin age 81, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at Milan General Hospital. Graveside services for Mrs. Austin will be held on Monday, December 2, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Trenton, Tennessee.

Mrs. Dona Mae Austin was born September 20, 1938 to the late Dewey and Minnie Williams Clifton. Mrs. Austin was a retired CNA and Caregiver, along with being a wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Mrs. Austin was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Trenton. 

Mrs. Austin is survived by three daughters, Gail Pugh and husband Richard, Rowana Tipton, Linda Smith; one son, Eldon Austin and wife Susan; ten grandchildren; twenty-one great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Patricia Vowell, and Louise Henderson. Mrs. Austin was preceded in death by her husband, Enoch Thomas Austin; daughter, Tammy Ross; brothers, J.R. Clifton, Luther Clifton, and Roy Clifton; sister, Alene Sewell; and her parents.

Karnes and Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Dona Mae Austin.