Iddo "Diddle" EnochsMcCombIddo Lampton "Diddle" Enochs of McComb was born on March 29, 1928 in Columbia, MS to Jean Lampton Enochs and Philip Henry Enochs of Fernwood. He attended public school in Fernwood from first through tenth grades. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America for several years, and became an Eagle Scout. He attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana from 1944 to his graduation in 1946, when he was awarded Magna Cum Laude. He attended Purdue University from 1946 until graduation with distinction in 1950, where he was a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. As a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, he received the Thomas Arkle Clark Award for most outstanding senior. He was a member of the Culver Varsity Swimming Team and the Purdue Swimming Team. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Hartman~Jones Funeral Home, 1801 Delaware Ave. and will continue on Saturday, from 9:00 AM until services at 10:00 AM at the funeral home. Burial will be Private. Father Paul Yerger will officiate.Iddo married Jacqueline Adele Pugh on November 28, 1956, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and settled in McComb. There he remained "Jackie's" loving and devoted husband for the rest of his life, as well as a beloved father to their three children.He served in the U.S. Army from 1950-52, at which time he began work for the Fernwood Columbia & Gulf and the Bonhomie and Hattiesburg Southern Railroads. He served as president of both from January 1, 1955 at the age of 26, until they were merged with the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in 1972. He worked for Fernwood Industries, a wood preserving company, from 1972 until 2011, and served as president for many years. He also managed the family oil and gas interests in Pike, Walthall and Marion Counties. In 2015 the Friends of the McComb Railroad Museum honored Iddo "as a figure of living history in the local railroad business." A number of artifacts on display in the museum were donated by him from the family business. He served on the boards of the American Short Line Railroad Association, the Southern Pressure Treaters Association, and Louisiana-Mississippi Wood Preservers Association for many years.He served many years as chairman of the Fernwood Foundation, which his family began in the 1950s for the purpose of building a school in Fernwood, the foundation continuing to the present day to benefit the Fernwood area. Iddo served on the Board of Directors of Enochs Sales Company of New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, for many years, as well as the Boards of Directors of McComb Lumber and Coal Company and Citizens Lumber Company. He served on the McComb Public School Board for seven years, and was active in the McComb Chamber of Commerce. In 1964 Iddo was a member of a biracial committee that created and signed a statement of principles published in the Enterprise-Journal, urging equal treatment under the law for all citizens and an end to violence. His children and all who knew him remember his always living these principles, in word and deed. He liked to recall the moment of listening to his short wave radio soon after this event, where it was announced over Voice of America, a worldwide radio show. Iddo served on the Board of The Fernwood Country Club for many years, and as President for two years. He and his family were honored recently for their donation of the land to build the club in 1924. He was an avid golfer most of his life and won the Club championship in 1950, 1953, and 1966. He enjoyed the company of his golfing friends and became an inspiration to younger players. He was also an avid tennis player for many years, and made many valued friends through his enjoyment of this game. Iddo will be beloved and remembered always for his gentle, kind, and unpretentious nature, his lifelong integrity, his keen intelligence, his dry humor, and most of all his love and steadfast support for his wife Jackie, his children, his family, and friends. He spent countless hours with his children when young, enjoying canoeing, swimming, biking, and many outdoor activities. He was a devoted grandfather to his grandchildren, offering rides on his tractor and even parasailing with a granddaughter in his 70s. In the weeks before his passing he spent time outdoors with family and friends, planning his fall garden. Iddo is survived by his wife Jacqueline Enochs, and his children Marian Enochs Gay and son-in-law Phelps, Iddo Lampton Enochs, Jr. and daughter-in-law Elizabeth, and Thomas Felix Pugh Enochs and daughter-in-law Kim, as well as grandchildren Jacqueline Gay, Marian Gay, Agnes Enochs, Dallas Enochs, Bryce Enochs, Lampton Enochs, and Zane Enochs. He is survived by his sister Mary Jane Howell and brother Edgar Enochs and sister-in-law Louise, sisters-in-law Marian Rutledge and Jayne Ann Pine, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Jean and Philip Enochs, his brother Philip "Jack" Enochs, and brothers-in-law Evans "Blackie" Howell, Maitland Rutledge, and George Pine. The family wishes to thank with all our hearts beloved friend and devoted companion Anita Phillips, who brightened Iddo's later years and gave comfort and support to him and his family beyond measure. Our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation go to caregivers Erica Lewis and Tiffany Jackson, for their kindness and care, with thanks also to Jessica Jackson and Brittany Tarrant. We are profoundly grateful to Iddo's physician Jennifer Eubanks, M.D. of UMMC Cancer Institute in Jackson and to Vickie Brown, R.N. of St. Luke's Home Health and Hospice, for their caring and attentive treatment during his illness. Their kindness was always felt and made a tremendous difference. To Iddo's extended family and friends, who showed their love and devotion to him in countless ways, please know he cherished and appreciated each of you, and you gave him many moments of happiness. Memorial donations in Iddo's name may be made to Palmer Home for Children, P.O. Box 746, Columbus MS 39703, palmerhome.org; or to French Camp Academy, One Fine Place, French Camp MS 39745, frenchcamp.orgPallbearers will be Bob Brock, Clyde Coker, John Enochs, Charles Gillis, James Hood, Evans Howell, George Jackson, George Pine and Maitland Rutledge.