Enid Loses An Icon
When you needed a Halloween costume you knew just where to go. When you wanted a funny prank gift you knew just who had the perfect item. When you wanted to rummage through an old vintage store you knew just the place.
Almost everyone in town has been to Papa Torry's at one time or another over the years. Sitting on Grand with the worst parking situation in town you knew you were in for a treat once you entered the store. There was Papa Torry ready to let you try on a Santa costume or help you find the right mix of make up.
I remember going in my younger years looking for prank gifts and fun little magic tricks. You could spend hours in the store and never see everything. It wasn't the biggest, it wasn't the brightest and it wasn't the most organized, but it sure was an adventure every time you went.
Papa Torry was an Enid icon with a name that was immediately recognized. He kept his vintage store open year after year even though many shoppers began buying from the bigger national retailers. You could always count on Papa Torry for the unusual and unique.
Charles Lipps (Papa Torry) passed away last Saturday Oct 31. He would have been 85 the next day. Fitting that he should die on Halloween since that was his busiest season and one of his favorite times of the year. His Celebration of Life service will be at Central Christian Church in Enid on Tuesday, Nov 10th at 2:00 PM.
RIP Papa Torry, you will be missed.
Almost everyone in town has been to Papa Torry's at one time or another over the years. Sitting on Grand with the worst parking situation in town you knew you were in for a treat once you entered the store. There was Papa Torry ready to let you try on a Santa costume or help you find the right mix of make up.
I remember going in my younger years looking for prank gifts and fun little magic tricks. You could spend hours in the store and never see everything. It wasn't the biggest, it wasn't the brightest and it wasn't the most organized, but it sure was an adventure every time you went.
Papa Torry was an Enid icon with a name that was immediately recognized. He kept his vintage store open year after year even though many shoppers began buying from the bigger national retailers. You could always count on Papa Torry for the unusual and unique.
Charles Lipps (Papa Torry) passed away last Saturday Oct 31. He would have been 85 the next day. Fitting that he should die on Halloween since that was his busiest season and one of his favorite times of the year. His Celebration of Life service will be at Central Christian Church in Enid on Tuesday, Nov 10th at 2:00 PM.
RIP Papa Torry, you will be missed.







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2 Comments:
What a wonderful tribute!
Thanks for this tribute. I had his wife as a teacher in Emerson, and really liked her. Papa Torry's was a 'one of a kind' store. There will never be another one like it.
Again, Thank you for this wonderful tribute.
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