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Willard Leroy Herring
Willard Leroy Herring, 73, of Earlysville, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at a local hospital.
Born February 11, 1937, in Charlottesville, he was the son of the late James Garfield and Lydia Margaret Morris Herring and was the husband of the late Laura Breeden Herring.
In addition, he was preceded in death by a son, Jeff Herring; a brother, James N. Herring; a sister, Juanita H. Davis; brother-in-laws, Maurice "Rick" Barbour and Robert "Bob" Hughes; and nieces, Robin Morris and Stephanie Hughes.
He is survived by a son, Randall L. Herring and his companion, Alicia Forbes; a daughter, Pamela D. Herring; three grandsons, Ty M. Herring, Trevor L. Herring and Jordan L. Woodson; sisters, Phyllis Barbour of Charlottesvile, Shirley Morris and her husband, Harold, of Charlottesville, Betty Shifflett and her husband, Jimmy, of Earlysville, and Judy Hughes of Charlottesville; brother, Donald Herring and his wife, Virginia, of Dyke; step-mother, Retha Herring of Crozet; brother-in-law, Herbert Davis of Scottsville; sister-in-law, Dorothy D. Herring of Charlottesville; and devoted friends, Leroy and Freda Shifflett of Free Union.
A memorial gathering will be conducted from 5 until 6p.m. Monday, January 3, 2011, at the Teague Funeral Home.
Friends may sign the guest register at teaguefuneralhome.com
This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.
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E.R. DEANE
January 1, 2011
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
danny wood
January 1, 2011
You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Melonie Ballowe
December 31, 2010
My thoughts and prayers to the family. May God Bless you all during this time. Love Melonie.
Shannon & Analisa Herring
December 30, 2010
You will be greatly missed Uncle Leroy.
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Deborah Beasley
December 30, 2010
Im so sorry for your lost .leroy was our neighbor,He was a good man, He was a hard working man.Leroy and his family was like our family,His son randell came to our house every day,I called randell my brother. We are so sorry for your pain if there is any thing we can do ,please let us know,
Kelley Shifflett (Herring)
December 30, 2010
I am so sorry for your loss. Uncle Leroy was a great man! I hadn't seen him in a while but thought of him often, with a smile.
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