FERRIDAY – Services for Darwin S. Enlow Sr., 86, of Monterey, who died Saturday, March 22, 2008, at Riverland Medical Center, in Ferriday, will be at 10 a.m. today at Young’s Funeral Home with the Rev. Curtis Lambright officiating.
Burial will follow at White Cemetery, in Monterey, under the direction of Young’s Funeral Home in Ferriday.
Mr. Enlow was born March 10, 1922, in Lismore, La., the son of Jessie McCormick and Ramoth Enlow. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a beloved father and grandfather and was respected by all that knew him.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Clinton Enlow, James Enlow and Malcolm Enlow; and two sisters, Thelma Girlinghouse and Melba White.
Survivors include one son, Darwin S. Enlow Jr. and wife, Martha, both of Rosehill, Kan.; three daughters, Ethel Lambright and husband, Curtis, and Dolly Simpson and husband, Clifford, all of Monterey, and Ramoth Thompson and husband, Wayne, both of Natchez; 12 grandchildren, Mack, Clinton and Elizabeth Enlow, Bryan and Brad Adams, Tiffany Ford, Richard, Greg, Tyler and Jesse Thompson, Clifford Simpson Jr. and Steven Simpson; seven great-grandchildren, Laban Ford, Carlie Adams, Drew Thompson, Mallory Simpson, Haze and Gage Copeland and Sage York; two nieces, Ethel Allen of Monterey and Brenda Jones of Chattanooga, Tenn.; and two nephews, James and Donnie Enlow.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Bryan Adams, Brad Adams, Clinton Enlow, Greg Thompson, Jesse Thompson, Richard Thompson, Clifford Simpson Jr. and Steven Simpson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Tyler Thompson, James Enlow, Donnie Enlow and Mack Enlow.
In lieu of flowers, the family ask that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society.
To leave an online condolence for the family, visit www.youngsfh.com.