Gerogia Mae Austin

Georgia Mae (Swaffer) Austin, 85, of Holladay, Tenn., formerly of Purdy, passed away Tuesday Dec. 7, 2021. She was born in McDowell on Dec. 24, 1935; the daughter of the late Sam Jefferson and Georgia Emma (Henderson) Swaffer.
She was a retired office clerk.
Austin is survived by three sons: Steve Austin of Holladay, Tenn., Phillip Christopher Austin of Holladay, Tenn., and William “Andy” Austin of Kansas City; one daughter: Rebecca Austin-Cooley of Tennessee; one brother: Billy Swaffer of Hayesville, Kan.; two sisters: Betty Wormington of Monett and Ruth Ann Martin of Pine Ridge, Ark.; 15 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Sam and Georgia; one son: William “Billy” Austin; one grandchild: Eddie John; and four siblings: Samuel “Sammy” Swaffer, Charles Edmund Swaffer, Virginia Louise Stephens and Virginia Maxine Swaffer.
Friends and family came to the  funeral home to sign the book and pay respects between 12-5 p.m. on Sunday Dec. 12, 2021  at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Graveside services for Austin were held at 2 p.m. on Monday Dec. 13, 2021  at the Arnhart Cemetery in East Purdy.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett.