William "Bubba" Austin, Jr. of Mesquite, born November 23, 1944, passed away May 27, 2014. Preceded in death by wife, Shirley Austin; parents, William Austin, Sr. & Mary Austin; brother, Robert Austin; sister, Marion (Jeanie) Lou. Survived by children, Sherry Richmond, Beverly Roberts, Kathy Steven, Ray Riddle, Jr and Tendy Hogan; grandchildren, Krista, Paula, Chris, Jennifer, Daniel, David and Matthew; 8 great grandchildren; niece, Lisa Stewart and her family; nephew, Johnny Loy and his family. Graveside service will be 2:15PM Monday June 2, 2014 at DFW National Cemetery, Dallas, TX. Family will receive friends at the funeralhome Friday May 30, 2014 from 2:00PM - 4:00PM.