Richard Muse

Waynesville- Richard "Ricky" Muse, age 60, of 87 Bonnie's Lane, died Friday, September 22, 2006 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was employed by Dayco for 20 years as a materials expediter and retired in 1985 and was a member of Allens Creek Baptist Church. He resided in Edgewater, FL from 1985 until 2004. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late William Muse. He is also preceded in death by his grandmother, Bertie Ensley; his grandparents, Vance and Muriel Muse; his mother-in-law, Roberta Gossett and a grandson, Seth Godwin. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Emily Jean Gossett Muse; a daughter, Tina Muse Goodwin and her husband, Eric of Bristol, GA; his mother, Edna Ensley Muse of Waynesville; two sons, Shawn Muse and his wife, Sandra of Edgewater, FL, Spencer Muse and his wife, Cindy of Raleigh, NC; one sister, Debbie Muse Long and her husband, Martin of Lake Logan; two brothers, Victor Muse and Steve Muse and his wife, Twila, both of Waynesville; five grandchildren, Caleb and Rebekah Crawford of Oakhill, FL; Savannah, Rhiannon and Naomi Goodwin of Bristol, GA. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 26, 2006 in the chapel of Wells Funeral Homes and Cremation Services in Waynesville with the Reverend Dr. Jack Roberts officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00-4:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home and at other times, at the residence. Memorials may be made to Ronald McDonald House, 101 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, One Brentwood Boulevard, Suite 510, St. Louis, MO or Haywood Regional Medical Center, 262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, NC 28721. Wells Funeral Homes of Waynesville is in charge of arrangements. For those who desire, an on-line memorial register is available at "Obituaries" at "www.wellsfuneralhome.com"

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