Del Herring Obituary

Funeral services for Del Ann Herring will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church with Reverend Richard Lacour officiating and Jessica Herring speaking. The burial will follow in Mt. Bethel Cemetery under the direction of Jeane's Funeral Service. Serving as pallbearers will be Dylan Johnson, Joey Christian, Jacobie Pace, Joseph "Bubba" Peavy, George Wilder, and Galen Johnson. Honorary pallbearers will be Trevor Reeves, Eli Peavy, Derrick Godwin, and David Godwin. A visitation will be held at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church on Friday, January 24th from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. and again on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Del was born January 9, 1965, in Many, Louisiana and passed away January 18, 2025, at her home in Leesville at the age of 60. She enjoyed listening to music – mainly rock-n-roll from the 70s and 80s and her love of reading was passed down to her children. With her family, Del liked to laugh and joke, and they were her whole world. For many years she was devoted to creating a loving home and always put her family before herself. Del was preceded in death by her mother, Kay Marie Cooper Riggleman and grandson, Jaxon Reeves. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Russell Herring of Leesville; sons, Gary Young of Crowley, LA and Dustin Herring of Leesville; daughters, Amiee Peavy (Bubba) of Sugartown, LA, Allison McFarland of Dry Creek, LA, Amanda Wilder (George) of Anacoco, LA, Jessica Herring of Leesville, and Violet Johnson of Chicago, IL; grandchildren, Thomas Young, Emily Young, Trevor Reeves, Arelee Peavy, Eli Peavy, Lydia Pace, Cari Martin, Derrick Godwin, David Godwin, Paisley Mayo, Austin Mayo, and Finnigan Herring; brother, Jay White of The Woodlands, TX; sister, Kim Redmond of Slagle LA; and a host of extended family members.
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