Enns, Theodore S. (1901-1945)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1945 Jun 7 p. 3

Birth date: 1901 Sep 25

text of obituary:

THEODORE S. ENNS

Theodore S. Enns was born in Marion county, Kansas, on September 25, 1901. He passed away suddenly from his faithful and busy earthly life to his eternal reward at 10 o'clock Thursday evening, May 17, 1945, at the Herrington hospital at Pryor, Oklahoma. He reached the age of 43 years, 7 months and 23 days.

Noting that he was not realizing how seriously he was injured in a recent car accident, his wife told him that he could not live. He then asked her to pray with him, after which he said it was God's will, he was ready to go.

He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abraham J. Enns, who preceded him in death. His father passed on in January 1938, and his mother June, 1939.

In 1912 he came with his parents to Inola, Okla. Here they took part in organizing the Eden Mennonite church. Being the oldest child in the family, had to help share the hardships of pioneer life.

At the age of 17 years, he accepted Christ as his personal Savior upon his confession of faith and was baptised by Elder Abraham Ratzlaff, on July 6, 1919, thus becoming a member of the Eden Mennonite church of Inola. He remained a faithful member until the end. He took part in the Lord's work and served in whatever duties he was called to do.

On August 27, 1927, he was united in holy matrimony with Agnes Kroeker. To this union two children were born. He was a devoted and faithful husband and father.

The first nine months of the happy union were spent in California, after which they came to live on a farm near Chouteau, Oklahoma. In January, 1944, they took charge of a grocery store in Chouteaul, where they lived when the sudden accident occurred.

He leaves to mourn his wife, Agnes, two daughters, Bettie Jean 15, Florence Marie 11; three brothers, Abe of Hillsboro, Kansas, Jake of Inola, and John in the service of the country in Italy; four sisters, Linda, Mrs. Henry D. Froese; Marie, Mrs. Rudolpf [sic Rudolf] R. Penner; Martha, Mrs. John Hiebert; Lena, Mrs. Willie Voth, all of Inola; his father and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Kroeker; 10 brothers-in-law, seven sisters-in-law; four uncles, six aunts, nine nephews, twelve nieces and a number of close relatives and friends. — The B\bereaved family.