Harry B. Ennis

Harry B. Ennis, 87, of Smiths Station, AL passed away peacefully Saturday, January 26, 2019 at his home.

 A funeral service will be held 11:00 am EST Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Philadelphia Baptist Church with Rev. Eugene Ennis officiating. A private internment will follow at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm EST at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mr. Ennis was born March 29, 1931 in Columbus, GA, son of the late Henry S. Ennis and Madie Lassiter Ennis.  He graduated from Smiths Station High School in 1949.  After graduation, Mr. Ennis joined the United States Air Force and served from 1949 to 1953.  He received an honorable discharge after serving in Okinawa during the Korean Conflict, as a member of the B-29 ground flight crew.  Mr. Ennis attended and graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1959 receiving a BS degree in Civil Engineering.  He was in the last class before the institution changed its name to Auburn University.  Mr. Ennis was the Lee County Engineer from 1974 until 1996.  He was elected to the Lee County School Board in 1982 and served the community for 20 years in that capacity.  In 2000 he was elected to the Lee County Commission, representing District 3, where he served for 8 years.  Mr. Ennis retired after 34 years of dedicated service to Lee County.  He also served as the Russell County Engineer from 1999 to 2000, in 2005 and finally from 2007 to 2008.  Mr. Ennis was recognized by the Lee County Commission with a Resolution in 2008 for his many accomplishments in service to Lee County through his innovative road and bridge maintenance, efficiencies and his long time support for education.  He was also a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday School Teacher.

Other than his parents, he was preceded in death his wife of 60 years, Barbara Stone Ennis.

Mr. Ennis is survived by three sons, Douglas Harry Ennis and wife Nancy of Huntsville, AL, David Henry Ennis and wife Judy of Smiths Station, AL and Mark Stone Ennis and wife Robin of Opelika, AL; a sister, Mary Elizabeth Daescher and husband Richard of Smiths Station, AL; a brother, Raymond Eugene Ennis of Trussville, AL; Grandchildren, Cydney Ennis Gehring and husband Curran, Courtney E. Ennis, Eric J. Ennis, Jack McCown, Catherine McCown, Jessica Feay and Kaila Tolsma; one great-grandchild, Micah Feay; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.

The family would like to thank everyone for their prayers and extend a special thank you to his caregivers Johnnie Mae Morgan, Frances Cook, Patricia Johnson, Janice Wimberly and Ronnie Sports.

Condolences may be made online at www.vancebrooksfuneralhome.net