M.B. married A.P. Burns [Group Sheet]

T.L. married K.R. Phenix [Group Sheet]

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Obituary:

Col. Bruce Clarke Phenix,, Jr., 85, of Beaumont passed away at Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur.

A native of Lorriane, Texas and resident of Beaumont since 1946, Col. Phenix retired from the United States Army and was a chemical engineer with Mobil Oil. He participated in the Normandy invasion during World War II and graduated in 1939 from Texas A&M as a 2nd Lieutenant.

For over fifty years, he sang with the First Baptist Church choir. He also enjoyed tennis and touring nursing homes and retirement centers to sing.

He was survived by his wife of sixty-one years, Clyda Haddock Phenix; sons, Rodney Clyde Phenix and his wife Joy and Kenneth Clarke Phenix and his wife Julana; daughter, Karen Ruth Phenix Mayo and her husband Terry; grandchildren, Rachel Anne Phenix Rollins and her husband Mike, Brien Justin Phenix and his wife Lucila, Kathryn Lynne Mayo Meyer and her husband Rex, 1st Lt. USMC Matthew Bryan Mayo and his wife April, Lauren Renee Phenix, Andrew Ross Phenix, Emily Alyce Phenix, and Eric Maxwell Phenix; and great grandchildren, Slade Brooks Rollins, Joshua Garrett Meyer, Molly Katelyn Meyer, and Blake James Phenix.

His brother, James Newton Phenix, preceded him in death.

Funeral services at First Baptist Church followed by burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Broussard's, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont.

(Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on December 15, 2003)

Bruce married Clyda Alice Haddock 14 Mar 1942, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA. Clyda was born 28 Jul 1921, East Prairie, Mississippi County, Missouri, USA; died 7 Jul 2018, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; was buried 13 Jul 2018, Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Beaumont, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Obituary:

Clyda Alice Haddock was born July 28, 1921 in East Prairie, Missouri.

She and her parents Ruby and Clyde Witford Haddock moved to Groves, Tx when she was around 10 years old. Pappaw Haddock always called her "Runt". He had nicknames for all of us that followed.

She attended Thomas Jefferson High School, was a beautiful debutant and planned to go to the university of Wyoming, but then she met Bruce Phenix and fell in love.

She married Bruce Clark Phenix on March 14, 1941. Soon after, he served his country in the U.S. Army most notably D-Day and thereafter, and in later years he became Colonel Bruce Phenix. Clyda was a war bride of WWII, and she loved to travel with her husband after her children were grown. She and Bruce were married 62 years until Bruce's death in December of 2003.

Clyda and Bruce had 3 children: Rodney, Karen and Ken, 8 grandchildren, Rachel Rollins, Brien Phenix, Katy Mayo, Matt Mayo, Lauren Capeheart, Andy Phenix, Emily Phenix, Eric Phenix, and 6 great grandchildren, Slade Rollins, Josh Meyer, Molly Meyer, Blake Phenix, Celeste Mayo, and Vivienne Mayo.

Clyda was a home maker, a seamstress of the highest caliber, a cunning bridge player, treasurer and president of the Alpha Omega Sunday School class at First United Methodist Church Beaumont, a devout tennis fan (she and Bruce attended Wimbledon in the 80's). She had intense blue eyes, that saw and understood more than she let on. She was frugal and shrewd, accurately balancing her check book in her mind and catching grocery store sales all over town. Her wit and generosity were boundless almost to a fault. Her love of her family was fierce, and enduring.

A gathering of Ms. Phenix's family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Broussard's, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. Her funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 13, 2018, at Broussard's with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 4955 Pine Street, Beaumont.

(Published by Broussard's Mortuary of Beaumont, TX)