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Obituary: William Herring

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William Herring
William M. Herring, 90, of Longmont passed into the presence of Jesus on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, surrounded by his wife and children.

Bill was born Dec. 7, 1925, in Meeker, Colo., to Ben and Dorothy (Williams) Herring. He was graduated from Rio Blanco County High School in 1944, in a class of 13. He was inducted into the Army a few days later.
Bill served as a rifleman with the 10th Mountain…

One Comment

  1. Jenny Herring
    March 3, 2016 at 9:53 am

    Dad was always proud of his Meeker roots. He told me that his birthday, Dec. 7, 1925, actually coincided with the explosion of Meeker’s flour mill. He wrote an article about this, which I believe was published in the Meeker Herald several years ago.

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