Katheriene Butts Nix, 83, born July 31, 1926 in Birmingham, a resident of Gulf Shores, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010.
She attended Woodlawn High School and later attended Mobile College. One of her greatest achievements was that she won an art contest in 1973 and received a cash award and certificate from Governor George Wallace.
She and her husband owned K&B Art Studio in Oneonta from 1979-1983 where she taught art and won many art ribbons.
She spent the last several years as a resident of Gulf Shores. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Gulf Shores.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Leola Williamson; her father, Claude R. Butts; and identical twin sister, Loriene Rice.
Survivors include her husband of 67 years, Archie Wayman Nix of Gulf Shores; four children, Mary Katheryn (Rudy) Gulsby of Atmore, Barbara Jo (Russell) Lancaster of Foley, Patricia (David) Dunn of Pelham, and Michael Wayne Nix of Gulf Shores; sister, Shirley (Dawan) Heep of Waynesboro, Miss.; brother-in-law, James Rice of Birmingham; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Foley. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 from the funeral home chapel with Dr. Kenneth W. Fields officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Rest Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Foley.
