The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, October 7, 1996               TAG: 9610070032
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                        LENGTH:   19 lines

BETTY M. AUSTIN

Betty Mathena Austin, 63, died Saturday, Oct. 5, 1996, in Maryview Hospital.

She was a native of Bartley, W.Va., and was a member of Park View United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Beverly B. Austin; two daughters, Vickie A. Doxey of Portsmouth and Peggy A. Davenport of Manteo, N.C.; a brother, Clarence A. Mathena Jr. of Chesapeake; and five grandchildren, Megan, Dawn and Amy Davenport, Nicole and Keith Doxey Jr.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Daniel G. Spaugh. The family will be at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, from 7 to 9 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB