John William "Bill" Herring

Male 1941 - 2017  (76 years)

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  • Name John William "Bill" Herring 
    Nickname Bill 
    Birth 1 Mar 1941  Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 May 2017  Wheatland, Platte, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary 12 May 2017  , , Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • John William "Bill" Herring, 76, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at the Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland, Wyoming.

      John was born March 1, 1941 in Encampment, Wyoming the son of George Ellis and Gladys (Fisher) Herring.

      He was raised and educated in Encampment and graduated from Encampment High School in 1959. He attended college at Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska for one year. He returned to Encampment to work for RR Crow Lumber Mill in Saratoga, Wyoming. He went to work for Lucky Mc Uranium Mine in the Gas Hills. In 1976 he began working for Rocky Mountain Energy at Bear Creek Uranium near Douglas and transferred to Salt Lake City, Utah to work at Salt Lake Slag where he retired. He moved to Wheatland to work for Georgia Marble taking second retirement in 2002.

      He married Janet Elaine Day on December 31, 1962 in Walden, Colorado, they had met at Frontier Days in July, 1962. He enjoyed being a mechanic, fixing things, hunting, and four wheelers.

      He is survived by his wife Janet Herring of Wheatland; children, Grant (Dee Anna) Herring of Layton, Utah, Melissa (Steve) Peasley of Wheatland; and Melina (Faha) Foster of Douglas; siblings, Betty, Margaret, Patricia, Nancy, John, Frances, Stuart, Orville, and Le Dawn; grandchildren, Reid Foster, Bohan Foster, Pierce Peasley, Lane Peasley, Trigg Peasley, Claire Peasley, Eve Peasley, and Brock Peasley.

      He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, George, Gene, Harry Robert, Lloyd, Kenneth, Cheryl, and Earl.

      © Gorman Funeral May 12, 2017
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    Person ID I13788  Walters Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2024 

    Father George Ellis "Bosco" Herring,   b. 1 Sep 1891, Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1955, Rawlins, Carbon, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Gladys O. Fisher,   b. 21 Sep 1902, Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1975, Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 7 Sep 1921  Walden, Jackson, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janet Elaine Day,   b. 2 Nov 1940 (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1962  Walden, Jackson, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5991  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2024 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Mar 1941 - Encampment, Carbon, Wyoming, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Dec 1962 - Walden, Jackson, Colorado, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 May 2017 - Wheatland, Platte, Wyoming, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - On-Line - 12 May 2017 - , , Wyoming, United States Link to Google Earth
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