Douglas Winfield Herring

HERRING, KERNS, POSTEN

Posted By: Marlene Skalberg (email)
Date: 12/29/2014 at 17:44:17

Bedford Times-Press, Thursday March 26, 1936 p. 7
D. W. Herring, 74, Dies In Omaha
D. W. Herring, 74, a resident of the Gravity community for many years, died in an Omaha hospital Monday, March 16, where he submitted to a major operation several weeks previous.
The funeral services were held in Corning Thursday afternoon, March 19,
conducted by Rev. Howard Congdon. Burial was in the Prairie Rose cemetery.
Douglas Winfield Herring, son of John and Mary [Jane Kerns] Herring, was born in Galesburg, Ill., Nov. 14, [1861]. He came to Taylor County when a young man, locating on a farm near Gravity. He was married to Miss Rhoda Elizabeth Posten, Oct. 18, 1883. To them nine children were born, the living children being Harry [Gilbert] Herring, Mrs. [Franklin] Dean Fleming [Bertha Fern], Mrs. Della Powell, and Mrs. Harry Sickler [Lois], all of Corning; Mrs. Vernon [Jesse] Gold [Mary Ellen] of Gravity; and Mrs. Raymond Murdock [Bessie May] of Clearfield.
The mother and three children, Bertie, Roscoe and Leo, preceded their father in death. The mother died December 4, 1930. All of the living children were with him during his last days and all attended the funeral except one, daughter, Mrs. Murdock, who was taken to a hospital in St. Joseph seriously ill just before the father's death. She had been able to visit him during his illness, however.
Mr. Herring was married to Mrs. Nellie [Weston] Barnett, May 3, 1932, who
remained with him in the hospital as long as her health permitted. She is now quite ill. Mr. Herring is also survived by a brother Arthur Herring of Gravity, and a half-brother, Fred Herring of Thayer, Nebr.
The Herring family moved to Corning seventeen years ago, where Mr. Herring has been actively engaged in the real estate and insurance business. He has been active in church work having taught an adult Sunday school class in the
Federated church for a number of years until he accepted the position as Supt. of the School. Early in life he united with the Christian church but since living in Corning has been a loyal faithful member of the Federated Church.