Elizabeth Fenix

Elizabeth Fenix, 72, of La Grange, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange. Elizabeth was born on April 23, 1943 in La Grange to Nealy and Elizabeth (Tutson) Washington. She married Walter Fenix in La Grange in 1956. She had worked as a cook at Bon Ton Restaurant in La Grange and was a member of St. James Baptist Church in West Point. She is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Fenix, who died Jan. 9, 1990; her parents, one sister, and three brothers. She is survived by two daughters, Alberta Woodson and Caroline Fenix, both of La Grange; three sons, Ricky Fenix and wife Marion, Walter Fenix, Jr., and Kenneth Fenix, all of La Grange; two sisters, Sedelia Washington and Rachel Pendergrass, both of La Grange. She is also survived by 19 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in La Grange at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Austin Jones officiating. Burial followed in the La Grange City Cemetery. Tommy E. Taylor Funeral Home in La Grange was in charge of arrangements.