Dateline: Godfrey
Mary Kaye Austin, 51, died at 12:56 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at OSF St. Anthony's Health Center. Born August 27, 1970 in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of Carl and Maxine (Jackson) Swope. Mary owned and operated Austin Notary Service in Godfrey and was formerly the manager of the Granite City KC Hall for 24 years. She married Michael S. Austin on December 25, 2005 in Wood River, IL. He survives. Also surviving are five children, Mark Woodall of West Virginia, Kody Austin of Kansas City, MO, Dylan Webb of Albany, NY, Kaitlin Austin of Kansas City, MO, and Stephani Hernandez of Ben Bolt, TX, and a brother, Carl Swope of St. Louis, MO. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Karen Swope. There are no services scheduled at this time. Gent Funeral Home in Alton is in charge of arrangements. Online guestbook and information may be found at www.gentfuneralhome.com