Austin Nail

Austin Nail, 89, of Biscoe, passed away at home surrounded by family on February 10, 2020. Austin was born June 23, 1930 in McCrory to the late N.A. Nail and Ora Smith. Austin was a member of the Biscoe First Baptist Church since 1939. He would regularly teach Sunday School and served the Church as a deacon. He would also serve in Disaster Relief through the Southern Baptist Convention. He loved ministering in Nursing Homes and was a Godly example to all his family. He was beyond proud of his grand and great-grandchildren. Austin loved to hunt deer and duck as well as fishing. To Austin, farming wasn't just a job; it was a way of life. He was known as a man of prayer by his family and friends. He loved taking his family camping as they traveled. Austin is preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Raney Nail. Those remaining to cherish his memory are his wife of 64 years, Bonnie Nail; two sons, Jody (Rita) Nail, and Phillip (Tammy) Nail; one daughter Janet (Lloyd) Inman; one brother, Dean Nail; two sisters, Mary Lou Baker, and Maudie Robinson; one sister-in-law, Billie Nail; five grandchildren Eric (Krystal) Nail, Jeremy (Amber) Nail, Mitchell (Samantha) Nail, SaraBeth (Blake) Wilcox, Luke Inman; seven great-grandchildren, Judson Nail, Stella Nail, Evie Nail, Lilah Wilcox, Baron Nail, Callum Nail, and Sadie Nail. Funeral services were at Biscoe First Baptist Church on February 13, 2020, with burial at Biscoe Cemetery.