Austin Steel Penley, 22 of Morganton passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022.
Austin was born on April 25, 2000 in Burke County to Jerry Wade Penley, Jr. and Amy Wyatt.
He is preceded in death by his great grandparents, Frank and Ruby Smith, grandfathers, Junior Smith and Jerry Wade Penley, Sr.; and grandmother, Melodie Bachelder.
Those left to cherish his memory are his parents, Jerry Wade Penley, Jr. and Tamara Nicole Penley; brother, Jessie Penley; half-sister, Tiffany; biological mother, Amy Wyatt; and numerous other family and friends.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
An online guestbook and obituary is available at www.mackiefh.com
Mackie Funeral Service and Cremations is assisting the family.
Miss you bud. I’ll remember the good times. Thanks for always making us laugh. Praying for your family.
You sure will be missed around the shop. I’m praying God fills your family’s hearts with comfort and peace.
I watched Austin blossom into a fine young man. It was a pleasure doing life with you. You are loved by many and taught me some life lessons I’ll never forget. Life will certainly be less colorful without you. Well done young man!! I’m proud of you.
Austin was a breath of fresh air. He was always telling me his latest plans for “ellie” his mustang that he was always working on. Austin brought happiness to me just by being himself. I would always call him ” Awesome Austin” and he would give a great big smile He was a young man full of life and was a very dependable worker. He could be counted on to be at work, which is a rare thing these days. I loved Austin like one of my own sons and I sure do miss him. My heart goes out to all of his family and friends. Sincerely, David and Connie McFalls