Barbara Ellen (Brickle) Austin

Barbara Ellen Brickle Austin, 81, of Greensboro, NC, entered into her heavenly rest on June 18, 2023. She was born in rural Orangeburg County, SC, to the late Stella O’Cain Brickle and Lonnie Tolson Brickle. Barbara was educated in the schools of Orangeburg County, graduating from Bowman High School. She was also a graduate of Palmer Business College in Columbia, SC.

She served as organist and church secretary at Northside Baptist Church, Orangeburg, in the 1970’s. After her family moved to Greensboro, NC, she worked at a dress shop, at Life of Virginia Insurance Company, and at First Home Federal Bank. She retired after 25 years as Assistant to the Personnel Director at Friends Home at Guilford.  She was born and grew up in Orangeburg County but spent most of her life in Greensboro, NC. Barbara was a very talented and gifted individual. She was kind and generous and always enjoyed doing things for other people. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who will be greatly missed.

In addition to her parents, Barbara was predeceased by two sisters: Myrtis B. Hinkle and Ruth B. Udell, and three brothers: Laurie Brickle, Vernon Brickle, and Richard Brickle. She is survived by her daughter, Beth A. Wurst (Kurt), her son, David Austin, and two granddaughters, Kathryn B. Warren (Michael) and Alyssa Wurst, and a great grandson, Brooks Russell Warren, who will soon be joined by his brother, Cole. She is also survived by one sister, Hazel Brickle Shull, and beloved cousins, nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will gather at the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Blewer Road, Cordova, SC on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 11:30 am for a brief service and placement of a memorial marker for Barbara Austin.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 3144 Cordova Road, Cordova, SC 29039.