Virginia Elizabeth Austin

Virginia Ginny Elizabeth Crenshaw Austin, 83, of Marietta, Georgia died Tuesday October 4, 2011 at Embracing Hospice of advanced complications of Alzheimers disease. Ms. Austin was born January 12, l928 in Winder, GA to Gladys Elizabeth Evans and Claude Crenshaw. Her brother was Clarence Crenshaw.

Virginia was educated at Georgia Baptist School of Nursing and served as a nurse at Kennestone Hospital for 28 years. She retired in l991 and spent her retirement working in her garden becoming an accomplished rosarian. She was known locally as The Rose Lady. Ms. Austin owned a sandwich shop in downtown Marietta on the square called Grandmas Remedy and also for 9 years an antique store named Here Tiz Gifts & Antiques.

Ms. Austin is survived by her children with Charles Austin , Charles Jerry Austin, Judy Elizabeth Austin, her grand children Evan Austin Butler, Alina Victoria Butler, and great grandchild Aydon Shiloh Greenway. Her brother Clarence Crenshaw and her daughter Gina Kay Austin predecease her.
The Service will be held at John Knox Presbyterian Church 505 Powers Ferry Road Marietta, GA 30067 On Monday October 17th at 2 pm.

In lieu of flowers please send donations in her name to arts4alzheimers www.arts4alzheimers.com/index.html Spruill Center for the Arts A4A 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30338 The American Rose Society www.ars.org/ ARS
P.O. Box 30,000 Shreveport, LA 71130-0030

She who plants a garden plants happiness
Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cumming, GA online condolences at
www.byarsfuneralhome.com

The Pink Rose
By Chani Zwibel

What is a life but a passing dream
days golden and dark
moments full and stark
not the tree but the bark,
a collection of flowers in pink and cream
What is a family but people connected,
fighting and loving
sparring and hugging
gardens full of bees buzzing
and a long dusty road intersected
What is a death but a ceasing of poses
a fading away
the end of the day
the garden gone grey
a sunset over all the pink and red roses