CHRISTINE WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 25, 1932 TO THOMAS & TENNIE (ARMSTRONG) MAYES IN MOUNT PLEASANT, TN. SHE GRADUATED FROM CLARK TRAINING SCHOOL (CLASS OF 1950) SHE MOVED TO BATTLE CREEK IN THE MID 50’S WHERE SHE WORKED AS A RESIDENTAL HOUSE KEEPER UNTIL SHE QUIT TO RAISE HER FAMILY. CHRISTINE LATER RETURNED TO THE WORK FORCE AND WORKED AT GOOD WILL INDUSTRIES AND SOME RESIDENTIAL HOUSE CLEANING. SHE ATTENDED MACEDONIA M.B. CHURCH AND SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE MOTHER’S BOARD. SHE THEN WENT TO ZION HILL AND SERVED ON THE MOTHER’S BOARD UNTIL HER HEALTH PREVENTED HER. CHRISTINE ENJOYED SHOPPING, FISHING, COOKING AND SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

SHE WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS THOMAS & TENNIE (ARMSTRONG) MAYES; HUSBAND FREDDIE L. AUSTIN; BROTHER THOMAS MAYES, JR.; DAUGHTERS FRIEDA AUSTIN & PRENETHA TRIGGS; GRAND DAUGHTER STEPHANIA TRIGGS; GRAND SONS THOMAS D. & CHRISTOPHER TRIGGS, ENOS WANZER, HENRY BYRD AND MAR’QUAVIER FREDERICK.

SHE LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORY DAUGHTERS RAYETTA & MICHELLE AUSTIN; CHARLENE (GARY) WARFIELD; GOLDEN & LADONNA TRIGGS & TAMERA SMITH ALL OF BATTLE CREEK; PATRICIA (GRAND DAUGHTER) WOODSON OF MEMPHIS TN; SPECIAL DAUGHTERS DOROTHY J. STANLEY AND ANNA (PRESTON) WATKINS OF BATTLE CREEK; SONS FREDDIE L. AUSTIN, JR; MIKE & JOHN (DAWN) IRELAND ALL OF BATTLE CREEK; GOD-SON BISHOP BROWN OF BATTLE CREEK; SISTERS RUBY JEAN (LAWRENCE) ORR, PATRICIA BROWN, ETHELENE MAYES, BRENDA (WILLIAM) DAWSON, AND LISA PORTER ALL OF MT. PLEASANT, TN; BROTHERS CHARLES (DOROTHY) JONES OF BATTLE CREEK, CLYDE (BERLEE) MAYES OF FORT WAYNE, IN, FRANK (IRIS), BERNARD (REGINA) MAYES OF MT. PLEASANT, TN; 27 GRAND CHILDREN, 25 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 11 GREAT-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; SPECIAL NIECE SHARON BROWN OF BATTLE CREEK; SPECIAL FRIEND NORMA (DON) LEWIS OF ATLANTA, GA AND A GRIP OF NEPHEWS, NIECES, COUSINS & FRIENDS.

CHRISTINE WILL BE MISSED GREATLY BY US ALL, BUT WE UNDERSTAND GOD KNEW BEST. SLEEP ON MOMMA WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.

SERVICES TO BE HELD AS FOLLOWS:
VISITATION: THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 at the BAXTER FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICE, 375 W. Dickman Road from 4PM to 7PM and FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012 at MARANATHA O.C.O.G., 400 Waubascon Road, from 12 Noon to 1 PM with a HOME GOING CELEBRATION beginning at 1PM at MARANATHA O.C.O.G.

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