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Mourners pay final respects to Kimberly Enix

Mourners are paying their final respects to Kimberly McFarland Enix-- the woman police say was murdered last week by her ex-husband in her Fountain City home.
Kimberly McFarland Enix and her 2-year-old daughter Brooklynne.

Mourners are paying their final respects to Kimberly McFarland Enix, the woman police say was murdered last week by her ex-husband in her Fountain City home.

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Enix's visitation and funeral took place Sunday evening, and her burial is Monday morning.

Hundreds of people flowed through Mynatt Funeral Home in Fountain City Sunday evening.

Sandra Davis worked with Kim Enix several years ago at the Salvation Army, where Enix worked several years ago as a domestic violence counselor.

"Everybody loved Kim," Davis said. "I don't think you could find anybody who would have anything negative to say about her."

When Davis heard police suspect Enix died at the hand of her ex-husband, she said, "I just went numb from my head down to my feet because it's such a tragedy that someone who fought against domestic violence has now become a statistic of domestic violence. None of us standing here today would've ever thought that this would've happened to Kim."

Davis attended Enix's visitation with fellow former Salvation Army colleagues, including Karen Davis.

"I can always remember that smile she had," she said, calling Enix, "Very helpful."

"She's going to be missed," former Salvation Army colleague Nancy Terrell said. "She was a good friend."

Angie Marcum attended the visitation with a group of coworkers from Beverly Park Place, where Enix was employed as a social worker until the day she died.

"I cannot even think of a day that she wasn't smiling," Marcum said. "She was always pleasant, always had great things to say to everybody. She always made you feel good."

Pam Widmer also works at Beverly Park Place.

"She never met a stranger," Widmer said, describing Enix. "Just a friend to everybody."

The packed parking lot at Mynatt Funeral Home attests to the many lives she touched.

Natalie Pinzon and Kelly Wolfe attended the visitation together. They worked with Enix through the Family Justice Center, where they advocated for victims of domestic violence.

"She was one of the best advocates that we had," Pinzon said. "She was always smiling, always ready to help the victims with anything they needed, especially, you know, finding housing, getting orders of protection."

Pinzon estimates Enix helped thousands of women over the years.

Enix leaves behind three daughters, including her 2-year-old Brooklynne, whom she had with her ex-husband and suspected murderer Tyler Enix.

Brooklynne's disappearance was the source of an Amber Alert issued on Wednesday. She was found safely the next day with Tyler Enix, in Ohio.

Enix faces the charge of first-degree murder in the death of his ex-wife.

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