Ron Austin
A Celebration of Life for longtime Lamar resident, Ron Austin was held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at the Peacock Funeral Home with Pastor Rick Beard of the Living Covenant church officiating. Interment followed at
Fairmount
Cemetery with Taps and presentation of the American Flag under the auspices of the Lamar VFW, Post #3621 and the American Legion Post #71.
Visitation for Ron was held on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 from 1:00 PM until 7:00 PM with the family greeting friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Peacock Funeral Home.
Ron was born on April 22, 1941 at
Ashland, Kansas to Leonard D. and Louise (Segers) Austin and passed away on December 30, 2010 at his home in Lamar with his family by his side at the age of 69.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents; Leonard J. and Emma Austin and James Melvin and Lily Mae Segers.
Ron is survived by his wife Kathie of the family home in Lamar, children; Cameron (Lea) Austin of Lamar, his two stepsons Jim (Shawn) Coplen of Aurora, CO and Robert Coplen of
Denver:David (Lori) Peterson-Payne of Lamar and Heather (Robert) Drew of Colorado Springs. He is also survived by his parents Leonard D. and Louise Austin of Lamar, sisters; Dottie (Bill) McCaslin of Lamar, and Penny Vogel of
Denver, CO as well as step grandchildren, nieces, nephews other family and a host of friends.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Lamar Area Hospice either direct or in care of the funeral home office.