Melinda Herring Frix
Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
4:45 pm Sunday, November 19, 2023

Melinda Herring Frix

Melinda Herring Frix, 73, of Bear Creek, Ala., passed away Nov. 19 at her home. She was a member of the University of Alabama National Alumni Association and Alabama Education Retirees Association retired Family Consumer Science Teacher. She taught 39 years with Winfield City and Marion Co. She was a member of Bear Creek No. 1 Baptist Church.

Visitation will be Nov. 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Pinkard Funeral Home in Haleyville with the funeral directly following. Adam Hyde and Richard Crumpton will officiate. Burial will be in Bear Creek Cemetery.

Mrs. Frix is survived by her husband, Sonny Lee Frix; children, Lee Herring Frix; (Elaine); Mary Alma Jackson; husband, Josh; brother, Myron Herring; and grandchildren, Eli Bryant Jackson and Marlee Elaine Frix.

She is preceded in death by her parents, James W. and Nell Herring and brother, Michael Herring.

The family extends a special thank you to Gentiva Hospice nurses Jamie, Julia, Sally, Kier, Todd and Becky.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Helping Hand Fund – Haleyville Methodist Church or Community Partners for Education Benefits Phillips Schools.

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