Virginia Lipscomb Austin

Virginia Lipscomb Austin

Virginia Lipscomb Austin died peacefully at home on Friday, September 10, 2010.

She was predeceased by her husband, Harry P. Austin MD; her parents, the Reverend Doctor H. Bernard Lipscomb Jr. and Virginia Jones Lipscomb; a brother, H. Bernard Lipscomb III; and an infant son, Harry Paul Austin Jr.

Virginia was born in Richmond, Virginia, on June 6, 1927, and lived throughout the state of Virginia during her childhood as the daughter of a Methodist minister. She attended Old Dominion University and Westhampton College. She married Harry in 1947 and after several years of living in southwestern Virginia, they moved to Charlottesville, where she resided for the remainder of her life. She was active in the community, serving on the boards of Martha Jefferson House and the Mental Health Association, and volunteering with numerous local organizations. She was a member of Rivanna Garden Club and the Central Virginia Watercolor Guild. Virginia's lifelong love of art was cultivated by travel and continuous study.

Virginia is survived by a son, Randall Lee Austin of Vinton, Virginia; a daughter, Sarah Austin Dandridge and her husband, Victor M, Dandridge Jr., of Charlottesville, Virginia; five grandchildren, Staff Sergeant Gwynne Green, United States Air Force, of Bellevue, Nebraska, Claire Austin and Harrison Austin of Vinton, Virginia, Austin Dandridge and his wife, Carter of Brooklyn, New York, and Chandler Dandridge of Los Angeles, California. She is also survived by three great grandchildren. Extended family members include Victor M. Dandridge III and his wife, Ann Claiborne, of Charlottesville, Virginia, Wayles H. Dandridge and his wife, Nikki, of Roanoke, Virginia, and William R. Dandridge and his wife, Eliza, of Durham, North Carolina, and their children.

The family would like to extend gratitude to the following for their loving and extraordinary care, Deborah Forbes, Linda McCauley, Page Sullivan, Tonya Payne, and Tammy Trent. They also wish to thank Hospice of the Piedmont for their caring service.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Hospice of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA 22911, or to Alzheimer's Association, Central and Western Virginia Chapter, 1160 Pepsi Place, Suite 306, Charlottesville, VA 22901, or the charity of your choice.

A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at First United Methodist Church, 101 East Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Friends may send condolences to the family at www.hillandwood.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.