Dayla Kay Austin of Ratcliff, Arkansas, died Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Mena, Arkansas. She was born on November 28, 2000, to the late David K. Austin and Norma Jean (Melton) Austin. She was 22 years old. She was preceded in death by her father and mother; her paternal grandparents, Chester and Frankie Austin; and her maternal grandparents, Charles Ray and Doris Evelyn Melton.

Dayla worked on the production line for ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc. in Fort Smith. She was a 2019 graduate of County Line High School, a volunteer at the Paris Senior Citizen Center, and member of First Baptist Church in Ratcliff.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 1st at First Baptist Church in Ratcliff, with Pastor Robert Berry officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Booneville, under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home and Flower Shop in Charleston.

She is survived by her adopted parents, Steve and Nancy Gattis of Ratcliff; three sisters, Kanisha Schafer and husband Richard of Waldron, Dana Austin of Fort Smith, and her twin-sister, Kayla Jean Austin of Ratcliff; a brother, Daniel K. Austin and wife Christina of Oklahoma; two adopted sisters, Harley Gattis of Ratcliff and Caitlynn Sexton; two adopted brothers, David Bell of Winslow and Mikey Bell of Fort Smith; three nieces; ten nephews; and five great-nieces.

Pallbearers are Josh Sexton, Mikey Bell, David Bell, Charles Melton, Justin Lawrence, and Richard Schafer.

Honorary pallbearers are Corey Riddles and her friends at ABB in Fort Smith.

The family will visit with friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home in Charleston.

In lieu of flowers, the family asked donations be made to the Paris Senior Citizen Center, 331 S. 1st St. Paris, AR  72855. (479) 963-3475

To place an online tribute, please visit www.brothertonbrothersfuneralhomes.com.