Dorothy ‘Dot’ Fenwick

Published 8:12 am Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Dorothy “Dot” Fenwick entered the Church Triumph surrounded by her family Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. She was born May 26, 1936, in Beeville, Texas to Dorothy Mae (Eeds) and John Halmer Chew. She was raised by her mother and family after her father passed away when she was very young.

She graduated from A.C. Jones High School in Beeville and attended the University of Texas, where she met her husband Bill. They were married in 1957 and moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1959.

She worked at Raworth & Halford CPA firm for many years. She later worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station and U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. She loved to travel, visiting all 50 states, all the National Parks and traveling abroad several times. She also loved gardening, sewing and cooking.

Dot was a friend to many and a cherished member of the community, leaving behind a legacy of kindness and strength. She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church for more than 60 years. She served as president/moderator of the Women of the Church, taught Sunday school, cooked and served Meals on Wheels, served as a previous elder and deacon, and served on the Women’s Retreat committee. Her friends in the Mary-Martha Sunday School class were a treasure to her. She was a sustaining member of the Vicksburg Junior Auxiliary and member of the Sampler Antique Club. She had a servant’s heart and was always positive and encouraging.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Bill Fenwick; parents; sister, Virginia Durden; and nephew, Roger Durden.

She is survived by her children, John Bradford Fenwick of Vicksburg, Patricia Aleene (Peter) Skrobarczyk of Houston and Tracy Ann (Jeff) Portwood of Madison, Mississippi. She also leaves behind four grandchildren, Shelby Ann (Kyle) Krebs of Dallas, Andrew Bradford (Jill) Skrobarczyk of Houston, John William (Laurel) Portwood of Aubrey, Texas and Lauren Skrobarczyk (Joseph) Franklin of Houston; one great-grandson, John William Franklin; one great-granddaughter due in June; and nephew, John Kyle (Charla) Durden of Pensacola, Florida.

Services will be held Saturday, April 26, 2025, with visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. and a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church. A private family burial will take place at Greenlawn Cemetery, Vicksburg. Glenwood Funeral Home is in charge of services.

Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 1501 Cherry St., Vicksburg, MS 39180 or Junius Ward Johnson YMCA, 267 YMCA Place, Vicksburg, MS 39180.