Schley County GaArchives Obituaries.....Herring, M.D. June 12, 1939
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The Ellaville Sun  Friday, June 16, 1939  No. 51
M.D. HERRING PAID TRIBUTE
Rites for Prominent Local Man Are Held Monday
Funeral services for Mr. M.D. Herring, 71, minister, legislator, school 
teacher, were conducted from Ellaville Methodist Church Monday afternoon at 
3:30 o'clock.  Mr. Herring died unexpectedly of a heart attack Sunday 
afternoon shortly before 3 o'clock.  He had been ill for the past two weeks, 
but had been able to sit up for several days prior to his passing.

Mr. Herring would have reached his 72nd birthday September 22.  A native of 
Goldsboro, N.C., he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Herring.  Moving to 
Worth county, Ga., 47 years ago, he came to Schley county as a school teacher 
in 1902.

A member of the first group of rural letter carriers from Ellaville, Mr. 
Herring remained in the postal service in 1910 when he became clerk of the 
court of Schley county.  He held this office for six years, three two-year 
terms.  

Mr. Herring represented Schley county in the house of the general assembly 
during 1920 and 1921.  He served as pastor of the Phelps, Ky. Presbyterian 
church from 1922 until 1925.

A lifelong member of the Presbyterian church, he was also a Mason.  Prominent 
for his service top the public in many capacities, Mr. Herring had many 
friends.

The Rev. Richard C. Howard and The Rev. W.S. Johnson officiated at the funeral 
and burial was in Ellaville cemetery.  Masons were in charge of graveside 
services.

Pallbearers were C.C. Williamson, H.W. Hogg, E.H. Morrison, S.W. Miles, C.B. 
Theus, and M.C. Hill.

In 1893 Mr. herring married Miss Lee Harper who died several years later.  
Surviving besides his widow, the former Miss Lillian Hart, who he married in 
1904, are a daughter, Mrs. E.B. Harbin of Griffin and a son, Herman of 
Columbus.


Additional Comments:
The Georgia Death Index compiled from death certificates indicates date of 
death as June 11, 1939.

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