Austin Tyson's Obituary
Funeral services for Austin Tyson, 20, of Leesville will be Saturday, December 6th, at 10 AM, at Grace Church in DeRidder. The Rev. Dave Boyd and Rev. George Lee Glass will officiate.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 PM Saturday, December 6th at the Cool Springs Cemetery in Logansport, LA
Friends may visit from 5 pm until 9 pm, Friday, December 5th at the East Leesville Baptist Church in Leesville.
Austin passed away Wednesday, December 3rd in Baton Rouge, LA from injuries received from an auto accident.
He was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and was raised in Vernon Parish. He was a 2007 graduate of Anacoco High School where he was a member of the Basketball and Baseball teams. He was a student at East Baton Rouge Community College and a member of their baseball team. Austin enjoyed hunting and fishing and the solitude of the woods. Austin was preceded in death by his grandfathers; V. O. Tyson, Sr. and Leland Boyd.
He is survived by his parents Vernon and Annette Tyson; brothers, Ryan and Joseph Tyson of Leesville; Half brother, Vernon Tyson, Jr. and wife Bobbie Jo of all of Leesville; Grandmothers Pat Boyd of Logansport, LA and Anna Marie Tyson of Leesville, LA; two nieces and numerous Aunts, Uncles and friends.
The family has requested that memorial donations be made to the Grace Church ~ 1021 W 1st ~ DeRidder, LA 70634
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