BOB AUSTIN

ADA-Memorial services for Floyd Robert "Fairway Bob" Austin, 79, Ada are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Bob Langston will officiate.

Mr. Austin died Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Ada, Oklahoma. He was born August 31, 1930 at Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania to O. Floyd and Madeline Ricail Austin. He graduated from Har-Brack High Scshool, Natrona Heights, PA in 1948. He attended Carnegi Tech and the University of Pittsburg.

He married Cecilia Allison Owens at Winchester, Virginia on March 31, 1987. Mr. Austin was the BASF Representative for JP Emco in Ada, retiring in 1999 after 15 years of service. Mr. Austin was an avid golfer.

Survivors include his wife, Cecilia Austin, of the home; two sons, Mark Robert Austin and Paulette, Norwich, CT, and Robert Gene Austin and wife Janna, Uncasville, CT; step-daughters, Roxane Ritter and husband Charles, Oklahoma City and Danielle Delint, Wilsonville, OR; a step-son, Douglas Owens; grandchildren, Eric and Erin Austin, Canandaigua, NY; step-grandchildren, Ladd and Fallon Clark, LaGrande, OR, Bennett and Sarina Ritter of Oklahoma City and Tiara Owens, Oklahoma City; a sister, Phyllis Austin Rhue and her husband Fred; several nieces, nephews and their families; and his golfing friends, Keith, Gov, Kirk and Bob.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Gary Lynn Austin, and special pets, Miss Priss and Cricket.

The family says those who wish may make memorials to Ada Family Hospice Foundation, 117 S. Broadway, Ada, OK 74820 or the charity of your choice.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada