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Lawton, Oklahoma October 5, 2013 Ausbey Thomas Kearns Ausbey Thomas Kearns was born March 1, 1950 in Charlotte, North Carolina to Bill and Rosa Kearns. He died in a local hospital with his wife at his side on October 1, 2013 in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 63 years. Funeral services will be held October 5, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Tabernacle of Praise officiated by Pastor Julius D. Willams. Burial will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery on Monday, October 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM. Arrangements are under the direction of Whinery-Huddleston Funeral Service. Visitation will be 6-8 PM, Friday, October 4, 2013 at the funeral home. Ausbey was born and raised in Charlotte, NC. He attended school and graduated in Thomasville, NC. After high school he was drafted into the infantry in the Army where he served in Vietnam. He separated from the service and attended college. In college he played bass guitar for the "Mighty Clouds of Joy." After college he re-enlisted in the Army as a Lance Missile Crewman. In 1990 he went to work for DPW on Fort Sill as a plumber until his retirement in 2001. He met Shirley in Lawton and they were married in 2008. His greatest love was "His Pie" and his guitar, but most of all God. Ausbey was a member of the VFW 1193 and the Tabernacle of Praise Church. He is preceded in death by a son, Lamarcus Kearns, and a brother Aaron Kearns. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Jean of the home; one son, Maurice Kearns of Houston, TX; one daughter, Tenia Dansby of Lawton; Parents, Bill and Rosa Kearns of Thomasville, NC; a brother, Patrick Kearns of Lawton; two sisters, Rhonda Murphy and husband Eddie of NC and Nita Kearns of Thomasville, NC; special niece, Tonya McKinnon of Lawton; special nephew, Cinsere "Professor" McKinnon of Lawton; god-son, Von Dexter Montegut and wife Rochelle of Ontario, CA; very special friends, Wayne Willis and wife, Cherie and Elder Harris and wife, Sister Glenda all of Lawton. Visitation: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday, October 4, 2013 at Whinery-Huddleston Funeral Service 6210 NW Cache Road Lawton Oklahoma 73505 Service: 11:00 am on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Tabernacle of Praise 6616 NW Ferris Ave Lawton ok 73505 Cemetery: Fort Sill National Cemetery Jake Dunn Road Elgin OK |
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