Individual Details
George Erastus Herrin
(24 Jun 1870 - 6 Mar 1954)
Son of Rufus H. Herrin and Sarah Priscilla Weaver. Husband of Maude McElroy.
"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.
from the "Tuscaloosa News", March 7, 1954
"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.
from the "Tuscaloosa News", March 7, 1954
Events
| Birth | 24 Jun 1870 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |||
| Marriage | 1896 | Maude Vernon McElroy | |||
| Death | 6 Mar 1954 | Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |||
| Burial | 8 Mar 1954 | Old Salem Cemetery, Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama |  |
Families
| Spouse | Maude Vernon McElroy (1873 - 1969) |
| Child | Imogene Herrin (1899 - 1979) |
| Child | Percy L. Herrin (1901 - 1981) |
| Child | Johnie Herrin (1904 - ) |
| Child | Paul Herrin (1906 - 1995) |
| Child | Whittie Herrin (1909 - ) |
| Child | Henry Howard Herrin Sr. (1910 - 1971) |
| Child | Billie Mae Herrin (1914 - 1954) |
| Father | Rufus Henry Herrin (1844 - 1928) |
| Mother | Sarah Priscilla Weaver (1850 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Margaret D. Herrin (1876 - 1902) |
| Sibling | John Wesley Herrin (1877 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Isabelle Herrin (1879 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Henry Alexander Herren (1880 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Harriet Edna Charlotte Herrin (1882 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Ester Ophelia Herrin (1884 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Nancy Susan Herrin (1886 - 1908) |
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