Obituary of Larry Joe Enfield

IN LOVING MEMORY OF LARRY J. ENFIELD, SR. Larry Joe Enfield, Sr., son of Vincent and Mae Elizabeth (McKeon) Enfield, was born March 11, 1942, in Dalhart, Texas, and passed away at his home in Norton, Kansas, on May 19, 2013, at the age of 71. Larry moved with his family to Pratt, Kansas, at a young age and attended the Pratt schools, graduating from the Pratt High School with the class of 1960. He attended Pratt Community College and worked as a sheriff's deputy and the Ayers-Calbeck Funeral Home in Pratt while attending college. On August 19, 1962, Larry and Dorothy Ann Bateman were united in marriage in Pratt. They moved to Dallas, Texas, where Larry attended the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science. Following his graduation, they moved to Garden City, Kansas, where he worked for the Garnand Funeral Home. In 1965, they moved to Norton, where he worked for Scott-Brantley Funeral Home and in 1973, they purchased the funeral home. They later merged with the Eckhart Funeral Home and became the Enfield-Eckhart Funeral Home. In 1983, his son, Larry Jr., joined the family business. On May 25, 1990, Larry married Alice Victoria (Lewis) Ellis in Norton. They made their home in Norton and in August of 2008, Larry retired and sold the funeral home to his son. Larry was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Norton, Norton Lion's Club, Isis Shriner's, and the National and Kansas Funeral Director's Associations where he had been on the KFDA Board and served as the board President. He had also been a member of the Norton Masonic Lodge, I.O.O.F., and the Jaycees. Survivors include: his wife, Vicki, of their home in Norton; his children, Larry, Jr., and Diana Enfield, Norton, Brock and Kim Ellis, Scott and Darla Ellis, all of Norton; Honor and Greg Smith, McPherson, Kansas; Deborah and Donovan Wallgren, Phillipsburg, Kansas; Anissa and Jerry Sonntag, Hays, Kansas; 15 grandchildren, Jody and Jessica Enfield, Andrew Enfield and fiancee, Charli Lawson, R.J., Cody, Levi, Raylinn, Drew, and Will Ellis, Kyle Smith, Shanea and Brett Wyatt, Lauren Wallgren, Jaici, Ashlyn, and Jalynn Sonntag; six great-grandchildren, Trevan, Caden, and Ethan Enfield, Landon and Layton Wyatt, and Brielle Werner; two brothers, Dannie and Jane Enfield, Omaha, Nebraska; Gary Enfield, Wichita, Kansas; one sister, Carolyn and Bill Graves, Ellsworth, Kansas; nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; other relatives and many friends. Larry was preceded in death by his parents. Memorials may be made to the Larry Enfield Sr. Scholarship Fund.