Austin Barnette Faught, age 26, of Northport, Alabama, went to be with God December 24th, 2024. He was born May 15, 1998. Visitation for the family was held at Magnolia Chapel North Saturday, January 4th at 11 a.m. The memorial service was held immediately following in the chapel at 12 p.m.
Austin was preceded in death by grandparents, Danny Gordon (Papa) of Northport, Al. and Mr. Marlin Ellis Faught Jr. (Granddad) of Greensboro, Al. He was also preceded in death by his beloved uncle, Hugh “Kevin” Gordon of Ft Meyers, Fl.
Survivors include his sister, Emily Adams Faught of Northport; parents, Clay Ellis Faught (Nikki) of Oxford, Al., and Stacy Gordon Faught of Fosters, Al; aunt, Shannon Faught Johnson (Ronnie) of Carrollton, Ga; and grandparents, Viva Dean Faught also of Carrollton, Ga. and Linda Adams Gordon of Northport, Al.
Austin was born on May 15th, 1998 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He grew up in Tuscaloosa until the age of 5 when his family moved to Northport where they remained for all his elementary and high school years at Tuscaloosa County High. After high school, Austin worked in the restaurant business for 6 years. In the last year he changed his career path and worked as a warehouse supervisor for Dixie Battery Supply in Tuscaloosa. Austin loved his job and his coworkers and had planned to make a long-term career with the company.
Austin loved his family and friends. Anyone who knew Austin for any length of time knew his huge heart and care for others. His smile, wit, and laughter were contagious, and he never seemed to meet a stranger. He loved with his whole heart and was a trusted friend to many.
Austin grew up enjoying the outdoors. His passion was being on the lake fishing from a very early age. In 20 plus years he never once kept a fish he always put them back. In his words as a young boy, “We need to put them back Dad, I don’t want them to suffer.” So, we always did.
Austin had a deep sense of love for animals. It wasn’t uncommon for him to bring home strays to care for which later became family pets. One such kitten “Mackie” may or may not have crawled on its own into his pocket while visiting an animal shelter as a young boy. This continued even to the current day where he was feeding and caring for two strays at work. No one could touch them much less hold them but him. His coworkers agreed to continue to care for them in his honor. This is just a glimpse into the heart of Austin Faught.
Austin also developed a love for baseball. He played little league and then youth baseball starting at age 5. His dream job was to one day work with stats for a Major League team. He loved watching major league games and was a big New York Yankees fan.
Lastly Austin loved music. He would often say how it calmed him (unless it was Justin Timberlake). He might have danced a little when his songs came on. You never knew what genre he would be listening to. But you could rest assured it was being played loud enough for everyone to feel it.
We lost a great young man here on earth, but we know Heaven gained an angel. He was a beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin, “Uncle Austin” to Sawyer Springer, and a trusted friend to Sawyers Dad Ross and so many others. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Dixie Battery and all the many people that knew and loved him.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter.
