Austin Sanford

Austin Sanford, 22, of Dawsonville passed away suddenly on Sunday July 12, 2020.

Born October 18, 1997, Austin had been a resident of Dawsonville for the past five years.  Previously of Gainesville and Cumming, he was a 2016 graduate of North Forsyth High School.  Alongside his father, he owned and operated a landscaping company. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, snowboarding and watersports on Lake Lanier.    Austin was preceded in death by his grandmother, Chin Yin Sanford and great-grandparents, Georgia Van Hook, Alton Grimes.

Surviving are his parents, Mark and Jennifer Sanford, Dawsonville; sister, Janey Haines, Marietta; grandparents, Norman Sanford, Dawsonville, Don and Phyllis Van Hook, Woodstock; great-grandparents, Helen Grimes, Woodstock, Donald Van Hook, Kentucky; aunts, uncles and other relatives.

A memorial visitation will be held Thursday July 16, 2020 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Bearden Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Dawson County Humane Society in honor of Austin’s love for animals at  www.dawsoncountyhumanesociety.org.

Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.

Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA.