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DOROTHY AUSTIN

1934 - 2020

DOROTHY AUSTIN obituary, 1934-2020, Dayton, OH

BORN

1934

DIED

2020

FUNERAL HOME

House of Wheat Funeral Home Inc

2107 N Gettysburg Ave

Dayton, Ohio

DOROTHY AUSTIN Obituary

AUSTIN, Dorothy A. Age 86, born June 3, 1934, in Dayton, passed away peacefully, Sunday September 20, 2020, in Atlanta, GA. She was a graduate of Dunbar High School, and attended Central State University. She worked for the Salvation Army for 23 years. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, James E. Caldwell and Louise Caldwell-Hubbard; brothers, Ronald D. Caldwell and James L. Caldwell; sister, Faye E. Bradley and daughter, Greta F. Austin. She leaves to cherish her memory, sisters, Sandra Chisholm and Juanita Spells; daughters, Liscia R. (Eric) Bass, Monica A. (Eric) Benning and Aleta A. (Grady Jr.) Wyche; grandchildren, Alfonso III (Domonique) Banks, Austin D. Wyche, Alexis C. Wyche and Calvin C. Benning; 6 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild; a host of other family and friends. Walk-through visitation 9-11 am Wednesday, September 30, at House of Wheat Funeral Home, Inc., 2107 N. Gettysburg Ave. Private Service. Interment Woodland Cemetery.

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Published by Dayton Daily News on Sep. 29, 2020.

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