Austin Lee Gragg, 19, of Malcom died August 27, 2011, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2011, at the Grinnell Christian Church with Doug Cupples of Newton officiating. Pallbearers will be Terry Cooper, Dalton and Jimmy Crawford, Jason Elliott, Bob Evans, Brian and Quinton Lemke, Floyd and George Montgomery and Corey Timm. Honorary bearers will be Juhl Carstens, Jordan Gragg, Jessica 'Mae' and Josie Jacobs, Bryce, Hope and Lacey Timm, and John, Lane and Seth Wallis. Burial will be in the Sheridan Cemetery, rural Malcom. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the Smith Funeral Home with the family present from 4:00 to 8:00 Thursday evening. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Austin Lee Gragg Memorial Fund. Austin was born June 1, 1992, in Grinnell, the son of William Lee and Jennifer Ann Wallis Gragg. He was raised in Grinnell and was a 2010 graduate of Grinnell High School. He attended Iowa Valley Community College in Grinnell. He enjoyed people and held a love and caring need for animals. He enjoyed fishing, antique jewelry, fashion, texting and sketching. He held a passion for collecting things and a love of flowers. Survivors include his parents, Bill and Jennifer Gragg of Malcom; one sister, Jordan Gragg of Malcom; his grandparents, Keith and Rita Blocker of Malcom, Darrell and Judy Montgomery of Newton, and Wes and Susan Wallis of Malcom; his great-grandparents, Don and Marietta Crawford; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Melvin and Tina Blocker, Earl and Josephine Gragg, George and Ruth Montgomery and John and Wilma Wallis; three aunts, Leitha, Shirley and Pat; and three uncles, Gary, Lee and Bob.