Rosemary “Rosie” Austin, 95, of Charleston, IL passed away at 1:48 PM on Thursday, June 13, 2024 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. following the Visitation on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at the funeral home. Rev. Barney Wells will officiate. A private committal service will be held on Monday, June 24, 2024 in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Mattoon, IL. Rosie was born on May 22, 1929 in Charleston, IL. She was the daughter of Willis and Anna Mae (Talbott) Craig. She married William A. Austin on November 1, 1946 in Paducah, KY. He passed away on September 5, 1990.She is survived by two daughters, Billie J. Connelly of Mattoon, IL and Jo Ellen Watkins and her husband John of Sullivan, IL, her daughter-in-law, Tomi Sue Austin of Arcola, IL, ten grandchildren, Kelly Morgan and her husband Jas

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