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P. (Perry) Jerry Austin, born February 1, 1920 in Woodward County, Oklahoma left this life on March 25, 2020 to await the return of his Lord and Savior. Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Billings Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Elmwood Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home on Saturday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of the Billings Funeral Home. Due to the current order to restrict public gatherings to 10 or less people, the family ask that all rules and regulations be abided by.
Jerry and his dear wife, Margaret nee Miles Austin spent 65 years of married life before her death.
Jerry and Margaret went to nursing school together. While in training, Jerry was called to serve in the US Army where he worked at the hospital in Panama. It was during this time that he become very interested in Medical Technology. After discharge he returned to nursing school in Massachusetts.
Just three months before his return a daughter was born, Dottie (Dorothy). Jerry finished his nursing degree and then took his family to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he took his prerequisites for Medical Technology. The family then moved to California where he finished Lab School and later taught. While in California they welcomed a son, Kenny (Kenneth).
After several years in Los Angeles, he was called to be the head of the Lab at the same hospital where he and Margaret took their nursing training; New England Sanitarium and Hospital in Stoneham, Massachusetts. He and his family lived and worked there until 1964 when he accepted a call to San Marcos, Texas. After a year there he was accepted into the Graduate Program at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California, where he got his Masters Degree in Microbiology. He taught there for some 20 years until his retirement.
After retirement, Jerry and Margaret joined the mission field in Malawi. After serving as missionaries for 6 years, Jerry and Margaret returned to the states and settled on the Austin land just 20 miles southwest of Woodward, Oklahoma. Jerry worked hard at building their home, raising cattle, and caring for Margaret until her death in 2006. Jerry continued to raise cattle until he was 98 years old. The following year he moved to town with his daughter, who cared for him until his death. Jerry was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret; his son, Kenny; grandson, Wayne Packard; four brothers; and three sisters.
Jerry is survived by his daughter, Dottie Theriault; granddaughters, Alice Sales and Amy Del Vecchio; five great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren.
Jerry will always be remembered for his amazing devotion to promoting Christs love, his story telling, his love of music, and his kindness to all he encountered.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mercer Ministries with the funeral home accepting donations on behalf of the family.
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