Austin Blano Elder^[1]

1932 - 2003  (71 years)

• Name	Austin Blano Elder
  Born	13 Feb 1932
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Aug 2003	Parkwest Medical Center   [2, 3]
  Buried	4 Sep 2003	Oak Ridge Memorial Gardens
  Person ID	I279522	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Sam Douglas Elder,   b. 29 Dec 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jul 1942  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Elsie Mae French,   d. Bef 3 Aug 1999
  Family ID	F108887	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Carolyn Dinwiddie
  Children	1. Bryan Elder   2. Stanley Elder
  Family ID	F108903	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] Mynatt Funeral Home, (http://ynattfh.net), 20 Jun 2010. Gay Terris (Elder) Cox obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 26 Jan 2004. Eva Beatrice "Bea" Elder Slagle obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 3 Sep 2003. ELDER, AUSTIN BLANO - age 71, of Knoxville, died at 2:40 p.m. Sunday, August 31, 2003, at Parkwest Medical Center. Dedicated, longtime member of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, where he was a song leader for 30 years and church treasurer. Retired from U. T. Physical Plant after 30 years of service. Preceded in death by parents, Samuel and Elsie Elder sisters, Orpah Lowe, Ruth Pruitt, Belinda Pratt brother, Samuel Elder, Jr., andnephews, Gerald Lowe, Darryl Cox. Survivors: wife, Carolyn Dinwiddie Elder sons and daughters-in-law, Bryan and Teresa Elder of Corryton, Stanley and Sherri Elder of Knoxville grandson whom he dearly loved, Justin Elder sister, Eva Slagle sisters and brothers-in-law, Gay and Ellis Cox, and Viva and Jim Ault, all of Knoxville brother-in-law, Ralph Pratt nieces, Debra Sawyer, Penny Searcy, Claudia Walsh, Carolyn Elder, Terri Hall nephews, Denny Slagle, Gary Cox, Scott Ault, Perry Pratt, and mother-in-law, Gertrude Dinwiddie. Funeral service will be held 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, Rev. Bobby Lay and Rev. John Holland officiating. Family and friends will meet at 1:45 p.m. Thursday at Oak Ridge Memorial Gardens for a 2:00 p.m. graveside service and interment. Pallbearers: Bryan Elder, Stanley Elder, Gary Cox, Denny Slagle, Scott Ault, Perry Pratt. Honorary pallbearers: Jay Wolfenbarger, Joe Hazelwood, Bill Anderson, and Buck Nelson. Memorials may be made to Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, 1129 N. Sixth Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Prior to the service, the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church. Stevens Mortuary, Oglewood Avenue at Broadway, in charge of arrangements. Mr. Elder's guest book also available at www.stevensmortuaryinc.com