I have fought a good fight, I have finishedmy course, I have kept the faith.II Timothy 4:7

On April 9, 1929 Eugene and Mary Smith Minix were blessed with a healthy baby boy they named Edward Minix. Edward was born in Sunset, Louisiana. He was the eighth in a family of nine children. He was a friendly child that loved to laugh and joke with all he met.

Bro. Edward Minix met and married Bertha Fournier Minix. A union that lasted for forty-one years and to this union six children were born.

Upon moving to Lake Charles he united with the New Sunlight Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Victor Washington. He was one of the founding members of Bethel Metropolitan Baptist Fellowship under the leadership of Rev. J. L. Franklin. Later in life the Lord led Bro. Minix to unite with the Old Emmanuel Baptist Church under the leadership of Dr. M. C. Guillory. Bro. Minix found his calling at Old Emmanuel. He became a faithful and dedicated member of the Usher Board. He served faithfully until ill health prevented his service. He will be remembered as a quiet, gentle, and distinguished gentleman.

Bro. Minix was a retiree of Firestone Rubber Company. After retirement, he remained busy with his garden. He shared his produce with family and friends and even developed an entrepreneurial spirit by selling some to those who came from far and near.

On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Bro. Edward Minix departed this life. He was welcomed home by our heavenly Father. He is preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Fournier Minix; son, Edward Minix, Jr.; grandson, Edward Samuel Henderson; brother, Cleveland Minix; sisters, Lou Anna Boutte, Yola Thomas, Virginia Richard, Elizabeth Francis, Corrine Wheeler; and godchild, Sylvia Thomas.

He leaves to cherish his life and be comforted by his memories two daughters, Shirley Henderson, Margie Welcome of Lake Charles, LA ; three sons, Calvin Minix, James Minix, and Roy Minix of Lake Charles, LA; grandchildren, Julian Dewayne Jason of Houston, TX and Perry E. Henderson III, Atlanta, GA; brother-in-law, Leonce Pierre, Houston, TX; two godchildren, Barbara Nell Davis, Sunset, LA and Nathalie Boutte, Lake Charles, LA; two sisters, Ella Lawrence of Sunset, LA and Virgie Hebert of Canton, LA; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

SERVICE INFORMATION

Service date: May 18, 2013

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18, in Old Emmanuel Baptist Church. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Saturday in the church.