Funeral services for Lucille Enright, 94, of Timber Lake will be at 10:00 a.m. MT on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at United Parish Church in Timber Lake. Burial will be in the Timber Lake Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Lucille passed away Friday, November 24, 2023, at Spearfish Canyon Healthcare in Spearfish.
Lucille Scott was born July 20, 1929 to Harry and Pearl (Glerup) Scott in Corson County. Lucille has no middle name. The family had chosen Lucille Lorraine for a girl’s name so when twins were born, instead of finding another name, she and her sister shared the one name.
She grew up on the family cattle ranch along Rock Creek near Bullhead.
Lucille attended country schools and graduated from McLaughlin High School in 1947. She attended Aberdeen Normal and obtained a teaching certificate in 1948 and taught at three country schools around the Timber Lake area - Chapel School, Meyer School, and Long Butte School.
On May 19, 1948, Bruce Enright of Timber Lake and Lucille Scott of Bullhead traveled to Selby and were married. In later years, the couple made their home in the same area as Bruce’s parents, Bryce and Pearl Enright, and his twin brother Bryce and Levera Enright 10 miles northeast of Timber Lake.
Lucille and Bruce had three sons-Dillard, Justin and Scott.
Lucille enjoyed the great visits in the close-knit neighborhood and coffee visits were a daily affair. Lucille was a cheerful person, willing to help with anything. She loved sewing, was an avid quilter and won local awards for her hand quilting and hand appliqued quilts, gardening, kids, and all sorts of pets. She even trained her milk cow to allow bum lambs to nurse.
In later years her husband Bruce, a World War II veteran, had health issues and they moved to Sturgis so Bruce could receive medical care at
July 20, 1929 – November 24, 2023
Ft. Meade Veterans Hospital. By the time Bruce passed away on June 4, 2003, Lucille decided to keep her apartment in Sturgis and spend summers in her rural Timber Lake home.
Lucille had her health issues. She was a breast cancer survivor. One of her tougher issues was the loss of sight due to macular degeneration. She used her green thumb skills to fill her apartment with plants, especially beautiful orchids. She moved to Spearfish Canyon Healthcare facility and was later joined by her sister Lorraine.
Lucille is survived by her sons: Dillard of Sturgis, Justin (Kendra) and Scott of Timber Lake. She is also survived by grandson Justis (Sandy) Enright of Sauk Center, MN and their children Natalie, Kai, Freja and Ares; granddaughter Jo Lynn (Jeremy) Higgins of Sioux Falls and their children Xavier and Arianna; her twin sister Lorraine of Spearfish and numerous nieces and nephews. Many very special friends are still here to remember her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Pearl Scott; her husband Bruce; brother Charles Scott and his wife Heartha; sister Genieve Elder and her husband Gilbert; sister Isabelle Holzer and her husband John; daughter-in-law Deb Enright; her father-in-law and mother-in law Bryan and Pearl Enright; brother-inlaw and sister-in-law Bryce and Levera Enright; sister-in-law Alice Enright; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Dean and Rita Enright; sister-in-law Delores Olson; brother-in-law Ray Olson; nephews Denver Enright and Dale Scott; and nieces Darlene Elder, Diane Scott, and Sandy Scott as well as many other special friends and relatives.
(Justin Enright’s address is PO Box 83, Timber Lake, SD 57656.)