Elijah Austin, the son of the late Charlie Porter Austin and Vernita Austin, was born on May 7, 1925, in Paris, Texas. There he attended school and grew up. In 1943, he left Paris and moved to Las Vegas, Nev. There he met and married the late Oralee Johnson, and in 1944, they moved to Santa Barbara, Calif. To this union, three children were born.
He joined the Louise Chapel AME Church in Santa Barbara, and in the late 1960s he moved his membership to the Friendship Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. R. L. Head. There he served faithfully on the Usher Board and the Board of Deacons until 1970, when he moved to Oxnard, Calif., and joined Trinity Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Murt Louis and later, the late Rev. Warren G. Gaston.
There he met and married Jenny Mae Biddle Baylis on June 26, 1971. As a member of the Trinity Baptist Church, he served faithfully on the Usher Board and on January 14, 1973, he was ordained to serve on the Board of Deacons. On May 10, 1992, he, along with his wife, Jenny, moved his membership to the Saint Paul Baptist Church of Oxnard, Calif., under the leadership of Rev. Broderick A. Huggins. At Saint Paul, he faithfully served on the Usher Board and Board of Deacons.
Elijah Austin also was a member of the Central District Association where he served as vice president, on and off for a total of sixteen years. He was a member of the Western Baptist State Convention and was a state instructor for the Usher Department. In 1973, he was crowned "King" of the National Baptist U.S.A. Usher's Department. He also was a lifetime member of the United Usher Board of California, Southern District of Los Angeles, Calif. He was well known across the country for his work in the Usher's Department as a "doorkeeper for Christ."
Elijah Austin is preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Jenny Mae Austin; his parents; his sisters, Mildred Harmond of Lakeview Terrace, Calif., and Annie Bell Crossland of Santa Barbara, Calif.
Elijah leaves to cherish his memories, a son, Joe Austin of Los Angeles, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Annie Bell Williams of Isla Vista, Calif., and Mrs. Delores Lee of Edgewood, Md; three grandsons, Michael McLaughlin and Timothy Tidaback of Isla Vista, Calif., and Mark Lee of Oxnard, Calif.; one granddaughter, Shavonda Harris of Edgewood, Md.; five great-grandsons and five great-granddaughters; one brother, Elisha Austin of Richmond, Calif.; five sisters, Addie Mae Adkins of Wichita, Kan., Elnora Frazier of Kansas City, Mo., Vernita Taylor of Sacramento, Calif., Gorce Snowton of Dallas, Texas, and Louise Wade of Goleta, Calif.; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Another Soldier Gone By Daisy Cotton
Another soldier gone to get a great reward; He fought the fight and kept the faith And now gone home to God. He fought until he fell upon the battlefield, And then he heard the General say; Lay down your sword and shield. His soul has gone to God, the earth has claimed its own, And now he's shouting round the throne While we are left to mourn. Someday we'll meet again Our loved ones gone before; Someday we'll reach that happy land, Where parting is no more.
Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by celebration of life ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at St. Paul Baptist Church, 1777 Statham Blvd., Oxnard, Calif. Interment will follow at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Rd., Ventura, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the family owned and operated Garcia Mortuary, 629 South "A" Street, Oxnard, Calif.
He joined the Louise Chapel AME Church in Santa Barbara, and in the late 1960s he moved his membership to the Friendship Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. R. L. Head. There he served faithfully on the Usher Board and the Board of Deacons until 1970, when he moved to Oxnard, Calif., and joined Trinity Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Murt Louis and later, the late Rev. Warren G. Gaston.
There he met and married Jenny Mae Biddle Baylis on June 26, 1971. As a member of the Trinity Baptist Church, he served faithfully on the Usher Board and on January 14, 1973, he was ordained to serve on the Board of Deacons. On May 10, 1992, he, along with his wife, Jenny, moved his membership to the Saint Paul Baptist Church of Oxnard, Calif., under the leadership of Rev. Broderick A. Huggins. At Saint Paul, he faithfully served on the Usher Board and Board of Deacons.
Elijah Austin also was a member of the Central District Association where he served as vice president, on and off for a total of sixteen years. He was a member of the Western Baptist State Convention and was a state instructor for the Usher Department. In 1973, he was crowned "King" of the National Baptist U.S.A. Usher's Department. He also was a lifetime member of the United Usher Board of California, Southern District of Los Angeles, Calif. He was well known across the country for his work in the Usher's Department as a "doorkeeper for Christ."
Elijah Austin is preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Jenny Mae Austin; his parents; his sisters, Mildred Harmond of Lakeview Terrace, Calif., and Annie Bell Crossland of Santa Barbara, Calif.
Elijah leaves to cherish his memories, a son, Joe Austin of Los Angeles, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Annie Bell Williams of Isla Vista, Calif., and Mrs. Delores Lee of Edgewood, Md; three grandsons, Michael McLaughlin and Timothy Tidaback of Isla Vista, Calif., and Mark Lee of Oxnard, Calif.; one granddaughter, Shavonda Harris of Edgewood, Md.; five great-grandsons and five great-granddaughters; one brother, Elisha Austin of Richmond, Calif.; five sisters, Addie Mae Adkins of Wichita, Kan., Elnora Frazier of Kansas City, Mo., Vernita Taylor of Sacramento, Calif., Gorce Snowton of Dallas, Texas, and Louise Wade of Goleta, Calif.; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Another Soldier Gone By Daisy Cotton
Another soldier gone to get a great reward; He fought the fight and kept the faith And now gone home to God. He fought until he fell upon the battlefield, And then he heard the General say; Lay down your sword and shield. His soul has gone to God, the earth has claimed its own, And now he's shouting round the throne While we are left to mourn. Someday we'll meet again Our loved ones gone before; Someday we'll reach that happy land, Where parting is no more.
Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by celebration of life ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at St. Paul Baptist Church, 1777 Statham Blvd., Oxnard, Calif. Interment will follow at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Rd., Ventura, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the family owned and operated Garcia Mortuary, 629 South "A" Street, Oxnard, Calif.
Elijah Austin, the son of the late Charlie Porter Austin and Vernita Austin, was born on May 7, 1925, in Paris, Texas. There he attended school and grew up. In 1943, he left Paris and moved to Las Vegas, Nev. There he met and married the late Oralee Johnson, and in 1944, they moved to Santa Barbara, Calif. To this union, three children were born.
He joined the Louise Chapel AME Church in Santa Barbara, and in the late 1960s he moved his membership to the Friendship Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. R. L. Head. There he served faithfully on the Usher Board and the Board of Deacons until 1970, when he moved to Oxnard, Calif., and joined Trinity Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Murt Louis and later, the late Rev. Warren G. Gaston.
There he met and married Jenny Mae Biddle Baylis on June 26, 1971. As a member of the Trinity Baptist Church, he served faithfully on the Usher Board and on January 14, 1973, he was ordained to serve on the Board of Deacons. On May 10, 1992, he, along with his wife, Jenny, moved his membership to the Saint Paul Baptist Church of Oxnard, Calif., under the leadership of Rev. Broderick A. Huggins. At Saint Paul, he faithfully served on the Usher Board and Board of Deacons.
Elijah Austin also was a member of the Central District Association where he served as vice president, on and off for a total of sixteen years. He was a member of the Western Baptist State Convention and was a state instructor for the Usher Department. In 1973, he was crowned "King" of the National Baptist U.S.A. Usher's Department. He also was a lifetime member of the United Usher Board of California, Southern District of Los Angeles, Calif. He was well known across the country for his work in the Usher's Department as a "doorkeeper for Christ."
Elijah Austin is preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Jenny Mae Austin; his parents; his sisters, Mildred Harmond of Lakeview Terrace, Calif., and Annie Bell Crossland of Santa Barbara, Calif.
Elijah leaves to cherish his memories, a son, Joe Austin of Los Angeles, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Annie Bell Williams of Isla Vista, Calif., and Mrs. Delores Lee of Edgewood, Md; three grandsons, Michael McLaughlin and Timothy Tidaback of Isla Vista, Calif., and Mark Lee of Oxnard, Calif.; one granddaughter, Shavonda Harris of Edgewood, Md.; five great-grandsons and five great-granddaughters; one brother, Elisha Austin of Richmond, Calif.; five sisters, Addie Mae Adkins of Wichita, Kan., Elnora Frazier of Kansas City, Mo., Vernita Taylor of Sacramento, Calif., Gorce Snowton of Dallas, Texas, and Louise Wade of Goleta, Calif.; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Another Soldier Gone By Daisy Cotton
Another soldier gone to get a great reward; He fought the fight and kept the faith And now gone home to God. He fought until he fell upon the battlefield, And then he heard the General say; Lay down your sword and shield. His soul has gone to God, the earth has claimed its own, And now he's shouting round the throne While we are left to mourn. Someday we'll meet again Our loved ones gone before; Someday we'll reach that happy land, Where parting is no more.
Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by celebration of life ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at St. Paul Baptist Church, 1777 Statham Blvd., Oxnard, Calif. Interment will follow at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Rd., Ventura, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the family owned and operated Garcia Mortuary, 629 South "A" Street, Oxnard, Calif.
He joined the Louise Chapel AME Church in Santa Barbara, and in the late 1960s he moved his membership to the Friendship Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. R. L. Head. There he served faithfully on the Usher Board and the Board of Deacons until 1970, when he moved to Oxnard, Calif., and joined Trinity Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Murt Louis and later, the late Rev. Warren G. Gaston.
There he met and married Jenny Mae Biddle Baylis on June 26, 1971. As a member of the Trinity Baptist Church, he served faithfully on the Usher Board and on January 14, 1973, he was ordained to serve on the Board of Deacons. On May 10, 1992, he, along with his wife, Jenny, moved his membership to the Saint Paul Baptist Church of Oxnard, Calif., under the leadership of Rev. Broderick A. Huggins. At Saint Paul, he faithfully served on the Usher Board and Board of Deacons.
Elijah Austin also was a member of the Central District Association where he served as vice president, on and off for a total of sixteen years. He was a member of the Western Baptist State Convention and was a state instructor for the Usher Department. In 1973, he was crowned "King" of the National Baptist U.S.A. Usher's Department. He also was a lifetime member of the United Usher Board of California, Southern District of Los Angeles, Calif. He was well known across the country for his work in the Usher's Department as a "doorkeeper for Christ."
Elijah Austin is preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Jenny Mae Austin; his parents; his sisters, Mildred Harmond of Lakeview Terrace, Calif., and Annie Bell Crossland of Santa Barbara, Calif.
Elijah leaves to cherish his memories, a son, Joe Austin of Los Angeles, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Annie Bell Williams of Isla Vista, Calif., and Mrs. Delores Lee of Edgewood, Md; three grandsons, Michael McLaughlin and Timothy Tidaback of Isla Vista, Calif., and Mark Lee of Oxnard, Calif.; one granddaughter, Shavonda Harris of Edgewood, Md.; five great-grandsons and five great-granddaughters; one brother, Elisha Austin of Richmond, Calif.; five sisters, Addie Mae Adkins of Wichita, Kan., Elnora Frazier of Kansas City, Mo., Vernita Taylor of Sacramento, Calif., Gorce Snowton of Dallas, Texas, and Louise Wade of Goleta, Calif.; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Another Soldier Gone By Daisy Cotton
Another soldier gone to get a great reward; He fought the fight and kept the faith And now gone home to God. He fought until he fell upon the battlefield, And then he heard the General say; Lay down your sword and shield. His soul has gone to God, the earth has claimed its own, And now he's shouting round the throne While we are left to mourn. Someday we'll meet again Our loved ones gone before; Someday we'll reach that happy land, Where parting is no more.
Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by celebration of life ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at St. Paul Baptist Church, 1777 Statham Blvd., Oxnard, Calif. Interment will follow at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Rd., Ventura, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the family owned and operated Garcia Mortuary, 629 South "A" Street, Oxnard, Calif.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
