age 96, of Birmingham, Alabama passed away on Monday, March 9, 2009. She was born May 6, 1912 in Hickory, North Carolina and was married January 1, 1936 to the late K.M. Crytz, who passed away in 1991. She will be remembered for the love and devotion given so freely to her family and friends. She enjoyed homemaking, cooking, entertaining, travel, and most of all time spent with her beloved family and friends. Louise is survived by daughter, Shirley Ann Byrd of Birmingham, Alabama; three grandchildren , Diane Payne( Burt) Birmingham, Alabama, Debra Murray (Kerry) Ooltewah, Tennessee and David Vaughan ( Stephanie) Cumming, Georgia; two great grandchildren, Wesley and Mackenzie Murray; and other extended family. Funeral services will be held at Currie Jefferson Funeral Home, Hoover, Alabama Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. proceeded with burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens, South.