Frances Fowler Herring

Frances Fowler Herring obituary

Frances Fowler Herring

Frances Herring Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Sullivan-King Mortuary & Crematory - Anderson on Aug. 14, 2025.

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Frances Fowler Herring, 84, of Anderson, and widow of the late Denver Herring, Jr., passed away August 14, 2025.

Born November 10,1940 in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late J. Lewis Fowler, Sr., and the late Gertrude Poore Fowler. She was a certified medical assistant at Anderson Dermatology. Mrs. Herring was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church where she taught youth and 4th grade and was in the Joy Sunday School Class and the Lillie Keasler Circle.

Surviving are her children: Richard Herring (Jill), and Jon Herring (Britt) all of Marietta, GA; grandchildren: Zackary Herring, Payton Herring, Savanna Herring and Ansley Herring.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Herring was preceded in death by her siblings: Bonnie Cochran Shirley, and James, Charles, and Billy Fowler.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, August 16 at Sullivan-King Mortuary with Dr. Tony Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. prior to the service at the mortuary. A private burial will take place at New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to New Prospect Baptist Church, 2503 Whitehall Rd., Anderson, SC 29625.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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