Charles A. Austin

Austin, Charles A., 57, retired Qwest PBX installer, died Sunday, June 8, 2008. Visitation 6:00 ~ 8:00 P.M., Thursday, June 12, and service 2:00 P.M. Friday, June 13, both at Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Charles was an avid NASCAR fan. He also liked to fish, hunt and shoot skeet and trap and enjoyed bowling. Survivors: companion, Shirley Holsey of Wichita; Shirleys children, Stacey and Guy Mastre and daughter, Jordan of Calgary and Brian Holsey and his children, Teanna and Hunter of Stanwood, WA; brother, Terry and Glenda Austin of Las Vegas, NV; 2 nephews; 1 niece; 7 great-nieces and nephews; In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS, 67202 and the Kansas Humane Society, 4218 SE Blvd, Wichita, KS, 67210. Visitation with the family, 6:00-8:00 P.M., Thursday, June 12, Downing Lahey Mortuary East