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Thank you so much for everyone's love and support during this difficult time. Losing Margaret/Mom has been very difficult, but it's been made a little easier by this community of people. Please share a memory or story with us.

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801 W 6th Ave.
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
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Obituary

Margaret Eleanor Austin was born to the union of Henry and Lola Hite on September 23, 1951, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was their youngest daughter. At a young age she dedicated her life to Christ and fellowshipped at Coleman Chapel AME Zion in Little Rock, Arkansas and later in life at Grace Evangelical Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

After graduating from Horace Mann High School in 1970. She went on to study social …

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Memories & condolences

She made sure she took good care of her kids and family. And she found joy in everything she was apart of.
She made sure she took good care of her kids and family. And she found joy in everything she was a…
She made sure she took good care of her kids and family. And sh…
Margaret welcomed me into her family in 1998 and loved me as her own daughter. Her kindness, guidance, and love shaped …
Margaret welcomed me into her family in 1998 and loved me as her own daughter. Her kindness, guidan…
Margaret welcomed me into her family in 1998 and loved me as her…
Miss Margaret made room in her heart for me and my daughter and became known as “the candy cane lady” to my young daugh…
Miss Margaret made room in her heart for me and my daughter and became known as “the candy cane lad…
Miss Margaret made room in her heart for me and my daughter and …
It was always wonderful being in the company of Margaret and her family! I will always cherish those memories. With muc…
It was always wonderful being in the company of Margaret and her family! I will always cherish thos…
It was always wonderful being in the company of Margaret and her…

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Grace Evangelical Baptist Church

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What were Margaret's favorite vacation spots?
Paris, France, Brussels, Belgium and Los Angeles, California
Paris, France, Brussels, Belgium and Los Angeles, California
Paris, France, Brussels, Belgium and Los Angeles, California
What were Margaret's favorite ways to spend free time?
Shopping, traveling, listening to music, watching TikTok videos but mostly visiting …
Shopping, traveling, listening to music, watching TikTok videos but mostly visiting her childr…
Shopping, traveling, listening to music, watching TikTok videos but mostly visiting her children and grandchildren
What were Margaret's favorite sports teams?
The Cowboys and Arkansas Razorbacks
The Cowboys and Arkansas Razorbacks
The Cowboys and Arkansas Razorbacks
What were Margaret's favorite movies?
Beaches, Baggage Claim or anything with Kevin Hart or Samuel L. Jackson, Black Panth…
Beaches, Baggage Claim or anything with Kevin Hart or Samuel L. Jackson, Black Panther, Pretty…
Beaches, Baggage Claim or anything with Kevin Hart or Samuel L. Jackson, Black Panther, Pretty Woman, Malcolm X

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Born

September 23rd, 1951
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Passed away

December 3rd, 2025
Pine Bluff, AR

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Method of disposition

Burial

Final resting place

Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery

1501 West Maryland Avenue, North Little Rock, AR 72120
Funeral services provided by

Brown Funeral Home - Pine Bluff, Arkansas

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