MR. HENRY GREG “CRICKET” AUSTIN – Age 66, of Dalton, Georgia passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2024. He was born on May 28, 1958 to his parents, Melvia Willis Austin Heard and the late Floyd Lamar Austin, Sr. He was a high school graduate of Glenn Hill High School in Augusta, GA. He was a member of Mountain Ridge Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents; Gordon Willis and Lula Belle Willis; paternal grandparents, Jessie Austin, Sr. and Mattie Austin; sisters, Karen Willis Richardson and Christine Austin; brother, Floyd Austin, Jr; and stepfather, Melvin “Jose” Heard, Jr.

He is survived by his loving and devoted mother, Melvia Willis Austin Heard; sisters, Kathy Boston, April Madden, and Shirley Bonds; brothers, Daniel Austin and Gordon Austin; sister-in-law, Brenda Austin; brother-in-law, Heren Richardson, Sr.; aunts, Betty (Marvin) Jackson and Eleanor Jackson; uncles, Terry Willis and Jerry (Shirley) Willis; special cousins, Terri Betton and Ryan Betton; nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, best friend / brother, Joseph Baker aka “Britches”, church family, and friends.

Funeral Service will be Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 1:00 P. M. at Mountain Ridge Baptist Church, 1401Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Dalton, GA 30721 with Rev. Dr. Jerry D. Jones, Eulogist and Pastor Eugene Miller and Elder Robert Prather, Officiating. He will lie in state on Friday after 11:00 A. M. at Willis Funeral Home. Interment, Hopewell Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Willis Funeral Home, Inc.