1962
Francis
2013
Francis "Clay" Herring
May 30, 1962 — April 22, 2013
Visitation: 5-8pm Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton, MS.Service: 11:30am Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in the Chapel of the funeral home.
Interment:  1pm Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton.
Francis Clayton “Clay” Herring, 50, died suddenly in the Forkville community near Morton, MS on Monday afternoon April 22, 2013.
Clay was preceded in death by his father, Francis M. Herring.
Clay is survived by his wife of 19 years, Renea Craft Herring and one daughter, Rebecca Elizabeth Herring both of the Forkville community near Morton; his mother, Bonita Beavers Herring of Morton, MS; three brothers, David (Susie) of Morton, MS; Darrell (Karen) of Woodstock, Georgia; and Brian (Kelly) of Madison, MS as well as a host of nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends.
Clay was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church of Forkville. He served in the United States Army for over 30 years and after retiring from service in Texas, he moved back to Mississippi to enjoy sharing time with his family. He was an Operation Desert Storm veteran having served with the Military Police unit activated out of Brandon and Clinton, MS. He later transferred to Texas where he served as NCO at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas and also Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas with the United States Army.
He loved the military and was very proud to serve his country and he served his time well and with much pride. He served valiantly and was very serious about the time and service he gave to his country through the military. He loved the flag and honored it greatly and spent much time after his retirement educating the young Americans about how the flag should be treated. He also spent many hours each week walking through the local cemeteries and placing flags on the graves of his fellow American soldiers and honoring them with the flag. He tried to participate in every available program he could to honor the veterans and share his loyal patriotism.
Clay also loved to camp and fish and spent lots of time with his family and friends enjoying the outdoors.
Pallbearers were Trey Owens, Chad White, Mark Torrence, Terry Harvey, Gordy Herring and Justin Rogers.
The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the following:
Wounded Warriors Project – www.woundedwarriorsproject.org
Bethlehem Baptist Church – Cemetery Fund – P O Box 718, Morton MS 39117 or
The Gideons International – Scott County Camp, P O Box 804, Forest MS 39074
Funeral services provided by OTT & LEE Funeral Home of Morton.
Tel. (601) 732-6571
Interment:  1pm Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton.
Francis Clayton “Clay” Herring, 50, died suddenly in the Forkville community near Morton, MS on Monday afternoon April 22, 2013.
Clay was preceded in death by his father, Francis M. Herring.
Clay is survived by his wife of 19 years, Renea Craft Herring and one daughter, Rebecca Elizabeth Herring both of the Forkville community near Morton; his mother, Bonita Beavers Herring of Morton, MS; three brothers, David (Susie) of Morton, MS; Darrell (Karen) of Woodstock, Georgia; and Brian (Kelly) of Madison, MS as well as a host of nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends.
Clay was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church of Forkville. He served in the United States Army for over 30 years and after retiring from service in Texas, he moved back to Mississippi to enjoy sharing time with his family. He was an Operation Desert Storm veteran having served with the Military Police unit activated out of Brandon and Clinton, MS. He later transferred to Texas where he served as NCO at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas and also Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas with the United States Army.
He loved the military and was very proud to serve his country and he served his time well and with much pride. He served valiantly and was very serious about the time and service he gave to his country through the military. He loved the flag and honored it greatly and spent much time after his retirement educating the young Americans about how the flag should be treated. He also spent many hours each week walking through the local cemeteries and placing flags on the graves of his fellow American soldiers and honoring them with the flag. He tried to participate in every available program he could to honor the veterans and share his loyal patriotism.
Clay also loved to camp and fish and spent lots of time with his family and friends enjoying the outdoors.
Pallbearers were Trey Owens, Chad White, Mark Torrence, Terry Harvey, Gordy Herring and Justin Rogers.
The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the following:
Wounded Warriors Project – www.woundedwarriorsproject.org
Bethlehem Baptist Church – Cemetery Fund – P O Box 718, Morton MS 39117 or
The Gideons International – Scott County Camp, P O Box 804, Forest MS 39074
Funeral services provided by OTT & LEE Funeral Home of Morton.
Tel. (601) 732-6571
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