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Obit

The following obit appeared in the April 18, 2007, Northeastern Mississippi Daily Journal:

"TUPELO - Morris Lynn Herring, 48, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at The Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born June 18, 1958, to Edward M. and Jean Roberts Herring. He was a 1976 graduate of Tupelo High School and a 1980 graduate of the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. While at Ole Miss he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. Early in his career he co-owned with his father, brother and brother-in-law, Professional Systems Inc. in Tupelo. Afterwards, he began his own company, Independent Business Machines, which he later sold in 2005 to Toshiba. An avid Ole Miss fan, he enjoyed golf; hunting; watersports; cooking; and entertaining family and friends. He was active in his son's youth sports teams. His greatest joy in life was spending time with his children. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues with the Rev. David Langerfeld officiating. Alan Bank will deliver the eulogy. Burial will be in Tupelo Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Merritt Lee Bank Herring of Tupelo; one daughter, Elizabeth ""Eliza"" Hope Herring; two sons, Skyler Alan Herring and Wyatt Bank Herring, both of the home; his parents, Edward M. and Jean Herring of Tupelo; one sister, Vonda Peters (Jerry) of Saltillo; one brother, Phillip Herring of Tupelo; his father- and mother-in-law, Alan and Marilynne Bank of Tupelo; two sisters-in-law, Avery Bank of New York City and Hilary Bank of West Palm Beach, Fla.; two nephews, Mark Peters of Tupelo and Troy Peters of Saltillo; two nieces, Katie and Megan Herring, both of Tupelo. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Woody and Linda Roberts, and Troy Herring and Mary Pannell. Pallbearers will be Tom Causey, Troy Whitenton, Jay Asters, Eddy Harvey, Tim Cockrell, Andy Robison and Derrick Howell. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Regional Rehab Center, 615 Pegram Drive, Tupelo, MS 38801; or the Sanctuary Hospice House, P.O. Box 2177, Tupelo, MS 38803."