Roger Mills Co. - Obit of Herring Jr, Allen Benjamin 

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Obit for Allen Benjamin Herring Jr.

Allen Benjamin Herring Jr., was born November 27, 1919 at Beaumont, Texas, to 
the late Liza and Allen B. Herring, and passed away, Saturday, april 16, 1960 
at the Veterans Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma.

He was married to Opal Lee Robbins at Cheyenne, Oklahoma September 21, 1937.  
To this union six children were born, twins a son and daughter, who passed away 
in infancy; and four daughters.

The family lived in Roll for a number of years, then a short time in Clinton, 
before they moved to Reydon in 1943, where they have since resided.  In 1946 
he suffered a tractor accident which cost him his legs.  He spent the first 
years in Veterans Hospital Amarillo, Texas.  Although he was home for a number 
of years and walked up town and could go about, he gradually grew worse and spent 
the last years in the Veterans hospital in Norman.

He had joined the Church of Christ when a boy and attended services at the 
norman hospital.

He leaves to mourn, his wife Opal Lee Herring and Brenda of home, Mrs. Mary 
Lee Snell, Reydon; Mrs. Betty Chandler of Vernon, Texas; Mrs. Barbara Wall of 
Pasadena, Texas and two grandchildren, Gary Don Chandler and Barbara Lee Wall.  
Two sisters, Mrs. E.L. Fausett and Mrs. Belle Wilson of Little Rock, Arkansas, 
and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, April 20, 1960 at 2:30 p.m. at the 
Reydon community building with W.I. Trent of Hammon, assisted by Johnny Freeman 
of Cheyenne in charge of services.

Burial was in the Silent home cemetery, Roll, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, by 
the side of the twins.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK