James Newton Phenix, Sr.
1925 - 1998 (72 years)-
Name James Newton Phenix Suffix Sr. Born 22 May 1925 Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA Gender Male Died 16 Mar 1998 Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA Buried 18 Mar 1998 Lakewood Memorial Park - Henderson, Texas, USA Person ID I8757 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 22 Jul 2020
Father Bruce Clark Phenix, Sr., b. 31 Oct 1888, Paluxy, Hood County, Texas, USA , d. 16 Jan 1981, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, USA (Age 92 years) Mother Exie Marguerite Campbell, b. 12 Dec 1890, Keatchie, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 14 Aug 1981, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, USA (Age 90 years) Married 29 Sep 1915 Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, USA Family ID F3862 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Corneil Louise Holman, b. 29 Dec 1927, Ashdown, Little River County, Arkansas, USA , d. 17 Jun 2010, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, USA (Age 82 years) Married 26 Aug 1949 Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, USA Children + 1. J.N. Phenix, II + 2. R.B. Phenix + 3. C.J. Phenix + 4. J.R. Phenix Last Modified 21 Jul 2020 Family ID F3863 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos James Newton Phenix, Sr.
1949 Baylor University Yearbook Photo
Waco, Texas, USA
Documents Birth Certificate for James Newton Phenix, Sr.
Name: James Newton Phenix
Birth Date: 22 May 1925
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
Father: Bruce C. Phenix
Father Birth Place: Palo Pinto County, Texas
Mother: Exie Campbell
Mother Birth Place: Keatchie, La.
Mother Residence: ParisMarriage Certificate of James Newton Phenix, Sr. and Corneil Louise Holman
Groom Name: James N. Phenix
Bride Name: Corneil Holman
Marriage Date: 26 Aug 1949
Marriage Place: Miller, Arkansas, USAObituary of James Newton Phenix, Sr.
Published in The Tyler Morning Telegraph on March 18, 1998
Headstones Headstone of James Newton Phenix, Sr. and Corneil Louise Holman Phenix
Lakewood Memorial Park - Henderson, Texas, USA
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Notes - Obituary:
HENDERSON - Services for James N. Phenix Sr., 72, Henderson, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Henderson, with the Revs. Jere Wilson, Bill Tisdale and Dr. Herbert H. Reynolds officiating.
Burial will be in Lakewood Memorial Park under direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home, Henderson.
Mr. Phenix died March 16 in a Tyler hospital.
He was born May 22, 1925, in Paris and was a longtime resident of East Texas. He served in the Army during World War II and was member of First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and former trustee and Sunday school teacher.
He was the oldest active trial lawyer in Henderson and member of Rusk County Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, former secretary of Board of Regents for Baylor University and U.S. Professional Tennis Association.
Survivors include his wife, Corneil Phenix, Henderson; sons, Jim Phenix Jr., Bobby Phenix and Rusty Phenix, all of Henderson; daughter, Connie Hutto, Henderson; brother, Bruce C. Phenix, Beaumont and 12 grandchildren.
Pallbearers include James Mason, Luther Keitt, Wayne Freeman, Dallas Woods, Dr. C.H. Hurt, John McCatter, Neil Pennal and Bill Brightwell.
Deacons of First Baptist Church, members of Rusk County Bar Association, active and retired regents and administrators of Baylor University will serve as honorary pallbearers.
If desired, memorials may be made to James N. Phenix Sr. Scholarship Fund, Citizens National Bank, 201 W. Main, Henderson, 75652.
(Published in The Tyler Morning Telegraph on March 18, 1998)
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