CORDIE MOORE AUSTIN
Henderson, TN: Cordie Irene Moore Capooth Austin, age 85, passed away August 6, 2017 at her son’s home at Middleton.
She was born April 27, 1932 in the Purdy area of McNairy County, the daughter of the late Jesse William and Betty Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Moore. At the age of sixteen she married Hugh Capooth and they made their home at Guys and then the Silerton community. She worked at Kilgore at Toone for thirty-three years. Mr. Capooth died in 1971. She married Norman Austin in 1974 and they continued to make their home near Silerton. She was a member of the Cave Springs Baptist Church.
She enjoyed gardening, canning, camping, fishing, and enjoyed cooking for her family.
Mrs. Austin is survived by two sons, Ronnie Glenn Capooth and wife Beverly of Finger and Jerry Wayne Capooth and wife Carmellitta of Middleton and one stepson, Gary Austin and wife Linda of Childers Hill, TN and two stepdaughters, Eva Austin Melton and husband Richard of Ramer and Wanda Austin Richards of Selmer; a brother, Vernice Moore of Finger and two sisters, Imogene Callins of Savannah and Pauline Maness of Henderson; seven grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, Hugh Capooth in 1971 and Norman Austin in 2015 and three sisters, Vivian Moore, Martha Moore and Lucressia Thomas and five brothers, Willard Moore, A.J. Moore, Elster, Moore, Vester Moore and R.B. Moore.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Thursday August 10, 2017 at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel with Scott Capooth officiating. Burial will follow in Chester County Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends at Casey Chapel 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Wednesday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel
Henderson, TN
731-989-2421