William D. Herring Jr.

MSG (USA Retired) William D. Herring Jr., AKA Pop-Pa, passed from this world on September 29, 2009 at the age of 57. Visitation is 6 pm to 8 pm on Thursday October 1, 2009 at Baum Carlock Bumgardner Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be held on Friday October 2, 2009 at 10:00 am at Santo Cemetery. Pastor Bobby Cates is officiating. Bill was born November 13, 1951 in Scotia, CA. He was raised in Santo, Texas and attended school in Santo. Bill joined the Marine Corp in November 1968 and served 3 years with a tour to Vietnam. Upon returning Bill attended Amarillo Jr. College and then Weatherford Jr. College. He received his BA from Columbia College in Business Administration. Bill joined the Army in April 1974 and served proudly until his retirement in October 1991. Bill married Rosemary in 1975 and they traveled this world together with their family. Bill's pride was always on his children Jon, Amanda, Kathy, and Mikey and the fact that they were all college graduates. After retiring from the Army, Bill worked for the U.S. Postal Service and was a letter carrier in Mineral Wells and Fort Worth. He loved Friday nights at Miller Stadium in the fall. In 2000 Bill started working for KBR and worked in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait.Survivors include his wife and best friend Rosemary. His children, Jonathan and fiancée Stacey of Athens, IL, Amanda and son-in-law Chris Peterson of Leander, TX, Katheryn and son-in-law John Stewart of Dripping Springs, TX , and Michael of Houston, TX. Four beautiful grandbabies, Jacob Peterson, Madison Stewart, Megan Peterson, and Lacey Stewart. Also, his mother Dorothy Cates Tuggle, his step-mom Patsy Herring, his sister and brother-in-law; Darla and Roger Foreman of Santo, his sisters Patty Guzman, Darla Mae and Tommy Hopkins and Donna and Tim Ford of Mineral Wells, his Brothers and sister-in-laws, Matt and Debbie Herring of Gatesville, Joe William and Sean Herring of Walnut Springs, F.L. Herring and Paul Sutton of Mineral Wells. Uncles and Aunts include W.C. and Faye Herring, Otha and Lorrine Herring, and J.W. Pollock of Santo , TX and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceeded in death by his beloved brother, Joe Lee Herring, grandparents Lossie and Lilly Herring, Charlie and Edna Stephens, Father William D. Herring Sr., step-father Douglas Cates and his Aunt Clara Pollock.To this world he was just one, but to me he is my world