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George Erastus Herrin

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George Erastus Herrin

Birth
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Death
6 Mar 1954 (aged 83)
Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.1679303, Longitude: -87.419576
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Son of Rufus H. Herrin and Sarah Priscilla Weaver. Husband of Maude McElroy.

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"Rass" Herrin Dies At Age 84

George E. (Rass) Herrin, 84, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Otis Hancock, on the Keene's Mill Road at Rt. 2 Cottondale at 1:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon after a long illness.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. from the Andrews Chapel Church where Mr. Herrin was a member and a Steward for many years. Interment will be in the Salem Cemetery on the Huntsville Road.

A native of Cottondale and the son of the late Rufus and Sarah Herrin, Mr. Herrin is survived by his widow, one brother, John W. Herrin; one sister, Mrs. Edna Kyzer; four sons, Percy L. Herrin, Cottondale; Paul E. Herrin, Springfield, Mass.; Whit S. Herrin, Jackson, Miss.; and Howard H. Herrin, Windsor, Conn.; three daughters, Mrs. J. Otis Hancock, Cottondale; Mrs. Robert Davenport, Durham, N.C.; and Mrs. Hoyt E. Ward, Charleston, S.C.; 10 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Active pallbearers will the the nephews. Honorary pallbearers will include Louis Ford, John Hays, Olly Snyder, Dr. A.M. Wallace, Will Fikes, M.O. Nicols, Malcolm Keene, Jim Goins, Dr. C.P. Houseman, Mynott Gore, Johnny Terry, G.C. Whatley, and Walter Snyder.
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from the "Tuscaloosa News", March 7, 1954
Son of Rufus H. Herrin and Sarah Priscilla Weaver. Husband of Maude McElroy.

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"Rass" Herrin Dies At Age 84

George E. (Rass) Herrin, 84, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Otis Hancock, on the Keene's Mill Road at Rt. 2 Cottondale at 1:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon after a long illness.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. from the Andrews Chapel Church where Mr. Herrin was a member and a Steward for many years. Interment will be in the Salem Cemetery on the Huntsville Road.

A native of Cottondale and the son of the late Rufus and Sarah Herrin, Mr. Herrin is survived by his widow, one brother, John W. Herrin; one sister, Mrs. Edna Kyzer; four sons, Percy L. Herrin, Cottondale; Paul E. Herrin, Springfield, Mass.; Whit S. Herrin, Jackson, Miss.; and Howard H. Herrin, Windsor, Conn.; three daughters, Mrs. J. Otis Hancock, Cottondale; Mrs. Robert Davenport, Durham, N.C.; and Mrs. Hoyt E. Ward, Charleston, S.C.; 10 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Active pallbearers will the the nephews. Honorary pallbearers will include Louis Ford, John Hays, Olly Snyder, Dr. A.M. Wallace, Will Fikes, M.O. Nicols, Malcolm Keene, Jim Goins, Dr. C.P. Houseman, Mynott Gore, Johnny Terry, G.C. Whatley, and Walter Snyder.
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from the "Tuscaloosa News", March 7, 1954


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  • Originally Created by: Lin
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39747389/george_erastus-herrin: accessed ), memorial page for George Erastus Herrin (24 Jun 1870–6 Mar 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39747389, citing Old Salem Cemetery, Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Kennybob (contributor 47263694).