| Tuesday,
November 18, 2008
Sammie Nell Herring, age 80, went home to be with the
Lord on Friday, November 14, 2008. She was born on July
12, 1928, in Tioga, Louisiana and was a life long resident
of Gulfport. Sammie was an active member of Gulf Haven
Mennonite Church, where she served on the Senior Ministry.
She retired from Memorial Hospital at Gulfport.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin
Thomas Herring; her parents, James Marion Deen and
Ruby Deen
and her aunt, Mildred Deen.
She is survived by her three daughters and their
husbands, Ginger and David Bunn of Lizana, Kim
and Karl Kern
of Delisle, and Judy and Gary Brown of Liberty
Hill, Texas;
her brother and sister-in-law, Jimmy and Brenda
Deen; her seven grandchildren, David Bunn, Jonathan
Bunn,
Lee Kern, Robby Russell, Amy Waring, Adrian Liberato,
and
Vince Liberato; eleven great grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
Sammie loved to cook for family and friends with
a warm welcome around the kitchen table. She
was devoted
to
her family and put others above herself. She
will be sadly missed.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on
Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at
the RIEMANN
FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road
in Gulfport,
where friends may visit two hours prior to
the service. Interment
will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Roy Herring, Bobby Barnett,
Bo Cuevas, Harold Corwin, Troy Herring, and
Charlie Moran.
Honorary
pall bearer will be Arnold Clark.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate
donations to Gulf Haven Mennonite Church,
the Caring Fund,
21497 Mennonite Road, Gulfport, MS, 39503.
The family would like to thank the many friends,
neighbors, and church members for their
support during Sammie's
lengthy illness. They also wish to express
appreciation to the staff of Memorial Hospital
Hospice and
Dr. Stephanie Fussell, and Drs. Richard
Tilley and
Purushottam Pande.
A guestbook may be viewed and signed at
www.riemannfamily.com.
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