| | In retirement, Litchfield planned to spend half his time in Baton Rouge, where his son Gary Stephen Litchfield (born 1958) resides, and the other half in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], the home of his daughter, Marla L. Steepleton (born 1964). Litchfield had several health problems, including heart bypass surgery, [[prostate cancer]], and surgery to repair a hernia.<ref name=death/> | | In retirement, Litchfield planned to spend half his time in Baton Rouge, where his son Gary Stephen Litchfield (born 1958) resides, and the other half in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], the home of his daughter, Marla L. Steepleton (born 1964). Litchfield had several health problems, including heart bypass surgery, [[prostate cancer]], and surgery to repair a hernia.<ref name=death/> |
| | Litchfield died in Baton Rouge at the age of eighty-one. His funeral was held on August 7, 2008, at Florida Boulevard [[Baptist]] Church, with the Reverend Martin W. Corie officiating. He was interred beside his wife in Greenoaks Memorial Park.<ref name=death/> | | Litchfield died in Baton Rouge at the age of eighty-one. His funeral was held on August 7, 2008, at Florida Boulevard [[Baptist]] Church, with the Reverend Martin W. Corie officiating. He was interred beside his wife in Greenoaks Memorial Park.<ref name=death/> |