Audie Nixon Muse

Mrs. Muse was born January 9, 1909 in Carrollton, GA, daughter of the late Ether Elijah Nixon and Carrie Daniel Nixon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Oscar Muse.

Mrs. Muse, affectionately called “Big Mama”, was known for her quiet and gentle spirit. Her “green thumb” and beautiful gardens were a reflection of her radiant personality. Her long life transcended from the time that she and her husband dated by horse and buggy to watching man’s first landing on the moon.

Mrs. Muse was a member of First Baptist Church on the Square for 70 years and was a member of the Gleaners Sunday School Class. She was a volunteer with West Georgia Medical Center Auxiliary for many years. Mrs. Muse was employed at Belk’s for 32 years and had been a member of the Nocturne Garden Club.

Survivors include her daughter, Charlene Muse Spinks and her husband Calvin T. Spinks; two grandchildren, J. Roy Spinks, III and his wife Tracy Spinks and Gail Spinks Woodward and her husband David W. Woodward; four great grandchildren, Kelly Woodward Sprinkle and her husband David Sprinkle, Jennifer L. Spinks, Katy W. Haralson and her husband Lonnie Haralson; and John Patrick Spinks and his fiancé Erin Thompson; three great great grandchildren, Natalie Muse Sprinkle, Molly Rish Haralson, and John Harmon Sprinkle; one brother, Ether Elijah Nixon, Jr.; and one sister, Lucille Nixon Jackson.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 22, 2011 at First Baptist Church on the Square with Dr. Paul Baxter officiating. A private burial will be in Shadowlawn Cemetery.

The family will be at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Charlene and Calvin Spinks, and will receive friends in the Welcome Center of First Baptist Church immediately following the funeral service on Saturday.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First Baptist Church on the Square, Benevolent Fund, or to Hospice LaGrange in memory of Mrs. Audie Nixon Muse.

Arrangements are by Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, 1010 Mooty Bridge Road, LaGrange, GA 30240 (706) 884-8636 www.shlagrange.com