James (Jimmy) W. Feix

Published 11:36 am Tuesday, October 7, 2014

James “Jimmy” W. Feix, 83, of Bowling Green, died Oct. 5, 2014, at Greenview Hospital. The Henderson native was the son of the late James Wyne Feix and Essie McCoy Feix.

Mr. Feix spent 27 years as a member of the coaching staff at Western Kentucky University, the last 16 of those (1968-83) as head football coach. During those years, he amassed 106 wins as coach. Mr. Feix came to the university in 1949 and served the school for many years in many roles, including as an All-American athlete, assistant and head football coach, assistant director and director of alumni affairs and director of athletics. He retired in 1990.

Mr. Feix was a first lieutenant in the Air Force. He was a pilot and also served as the basketball coach for Pope Air Force Base. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Bowling Green, where he served as deacon and was a Sunday school teacher. Mr. Feix was a former Optimist club member, where he served as president and lieutenant governor. He was a board member of Bowling Green Parks and Recreation and volunteered as a Little League coach.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Bowling Green. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps Funeral Home is directing.

Survivors include his wife, Frankie Biggers Feix; his two sons, Dr. Jimmy B. Feix of Milwaukee, Wis., and Dr. Jeff Feix of Nashville; brother, Albert J. Feix (Betty) of Henderson; two grandchildren, Dr. James Alexander Feix (Allison) of Whitefish Bay, Wis., and Peter Feix of Milwaukee, Wis.; two great-grandchildren, James Nolan Feix and Josephine Mae Feix; and his three caregivers, Candice Holder, Bridgette Cline and Dianne Tabor.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Jimmy Feix Fund – Fellowship of Christian Athletes in care of College Heights Foundation or to a charity of your choice.