Rev. Felix Windham, 91, of Joaquin, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Pine Grove Nursing Center. He was born May 12, 1918 in Shelby County to Jarrett Jackson Windham and Carrie Moody Windham. Rev. Windham pastored several churches in Shelby and San Augustine counties, including Hawthorne, Old Home, Pine Ridge, Mt. Horeb and several others. He, along with Walker Ledford and J. Carroll Chadwick formed a mission of Firsh Baptist Center at Jarrett Windham's house in 1959, later moving the church to Haslam, where it later became First Baptist Church Haslam. Rev. Windham was currently a member of First Baptist Church in Joaquin.

Visitation will begin at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 pm, Sunday, March 14, 2010 at Watson & Sons Chapel with Rev. Paul Silvey and Rev. Welton Blackman officiating. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center.

He is survived by:

Son, Fisher Windham of Joaquin

Daughters:
Hazel Miller & husband David of Joaquin
Patsy Riley & husband Danny of Mineola
Mary Cummings & husband Kenneth of Joaquin
Sue Gill & husband Leslie of Tenaha
Kay DeSoto & husband Frankie of Joaquin

Seventeen Grandchildren

Thirty Four Great Grandchildren

One Great Great Grandchild

Sisters-in-Law:
Myrtle Windham of Joaquin
Yvonne Connell of Houston
Gloria Windham of Mansfield, Louisiana

Brothers-in-Law:
Dave Connell & wife Azalee of Holden, Louisiana
Delvin Connell & wife Mary of Cut Off, Louisiana

Special friend, Fran Clark of Center

Preceded in death by:
Wife, Anner Dee Connell Windham
Son, Charles Windham
Great Grandson, Evan Daniels

A memorial video can be viewed at http://videos.lifetributes.com/125528