Mary A Herring's Obituary
Mary Alexander Herring, 100, of Memphis, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 25, 2025. She was born in Humboldt, Tennessee to the late Thomas Nolen and Edith Reavis Alexander on March 11, 1925. Mrs. Herring worked for Memphis City Board of Education for many years. She was a longtime member and Ladies Sunday School Teacher at Beverly Hills Baptist Church and then at Cherokee Baptist Church before her more recent membership at Balmoral Baptist Church. Mary married William Joseph Herring on July 13, 1946 and they had three sons, William, Phillip and Stephen. She was preceded in death by her son, Stephen Thomas Herring in 1958 and her husband, William "Bill" in 1993. Mrs. Herring is survived by two sons, William J. Herring, Jr. and Phillip R. Herring. Visitation will be Friday, August 29 at 10:00 a.m. until service begins at 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Avenue. There will be a private interment immediately following at Forest Hill Midtown Cemetery.
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