Ann Austin

Ann Davis Austin SUFFOLK - Ann Davis Austin, RN, 75, died Jan. 1, 2011. A native of Isle of Wight County. She was the daughter of the late Hazel W. and John Davis. She was a member of Benns United Methodist Church and was a 1957 graduate of Riverside Hospital School of Professional Nursing and was a registered nurse. Mrs. Austin retired as director of Newport News Public Schools and Riverside Hospital School of Practical Nursing. She was a charter member of the Carrollton Womens Club. Survivors include her husband, Frederick "Fred" Hennen Austin; two daughters, Ann A. Buckley and husband Patrick G. Buckley of Orlando, Fla., and Cynthia M. A. Raiford and husband G. Philip Raiford of Sedley, Va.; one granddaughter, Jessica Buckley; one brother, Charles Swain Davis of Carrollton, Va. A funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Benns United Methodist Church by the Rev. O.H. Burton with burial in St. Lukes Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. in the R. W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home & Crematory. Memorial donations may be made to Graz'n Acres Therapeutic Riding Center, 14492 Ivor Road, Sedley, VA 23878 or to Benns United Methodist Church, 14571 Benns Church Blvd., Smithfield, VA 23430. Condolences may be registered at www. rwbakerfh.com.