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Laura Leigh Bennett Penix

27 Jan 1881 – 10 Jan 1968

Birth	27 Jan 1881
Death	10 Jan 1968
Cemetery	Riverside Cemetery Wichita Falls , Wichita County , Texas , USA
Added by	Donald Holder on 04 Sep 2018
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59919303

Bio

Services for Mrs. W.H. Penix, 83, were held at the First Christian Church in Mineral Wells, Texas officiated by Rev. W.J. Cloud, pastor. Mrs. Penix was active in church work, particularly in missionary work. She was a member of the First Christian Church for many years. Miss Laura Bennett married William Henry Penix on 10 October 1899 at Palo Pinto, Texas. The couple moved to Mineral Wells, Texas in 1906 from Palo Pinto, Texas. From 1926-1931, the couple lived in Wichita Falls, Texas before returning to Mineral Wells. Mrs. Bennett moved to Whitt, Texas with her parents in 1884 from Hartford, Kentucky where her father established the Parker County Institute, a Methodist School. The family moved to Archer City, Texas in 1893 where her father was a teacher. Survived by one daughter - Mrs. Louelle P Atha; one foster daughter - Mrs. R.L. York; one son - Henry Penix; three sisters; one nephew - C.E. Penix. Contributed by Searchers of Our Past

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Family

Parents

• Amos Bennett 1848–1932
• Louanna Townes Bennett 1854–1934

Spouse

• Judge William Henry Penix 1873–1948 FaG

Siblings

• Werner F. Bennett 1883–1918
• Lola M. Pulliam 1893–1982
• Lena Maye Bennett Pilgrim 1899–1982

Children

• Louella Maude Penix Atha 1901–1968 FaG
• Henry Bennett Penix Sr 1902–1985 FaG
• Luther Harrison Penix 1903–1989 FaG

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