Individual Details
Henry Cecil Herren
(10 Feb 1919 - 25 Nov 1962)
Son of Henry Alexander Herren and Maude Pearl Deese. Husband of Lois Beatrice Shirley
Served in the USMCR in World War II ... received purple heart. Was wounded in the battle of Iwo Jima. Cecil was drafted into the Navy but when he reported for duty he was chosen for the Marine Corp because when the new Navy recruits were asked to volunteer for the Corp no one did ... so they took the first ten alphabetically which included the H's.
Funeral services for Henry Cecil Herren, 43, of Arab will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Spigener-Brown Service Chapel with Masonic graveside services to follow at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Herren died Sunday morning in an Arab Hospital after a brief illness. He was a World War II veteran and a Mason. A native of Tuscaloosa County, he had lived in Arab the last nine months.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Shirley Herren of Arab, two sons, Bobby Herren and Kenny Herren, both of Arab, a daughter, Mrs. Cecilia Reece of Tuscaloosa, his mother, Mrs. Pearl Gore of Tuscaloosa; two brothers, Floyd Herren and Alonzo Herren, both of Tuscaloosa; a sister, Mrs. Saby Roycroft of Bellville, N.J., and a grandchild.
Active pallbearers will be Masons.
from the "Tuscaloosa News", November 26, 1962
Served in the USMCR in World War II ... received purple heart. Was wounded in the battle of Iwo Jima. Cecil was drafted into the Navy but when he reported for duty he was chosen for the Marine Corp because when the new Navy recruits were asked to volunteer for the Corp no one did ... so they took the first ten alphabetically which included the H's.
Funeral services for Henry Cecil Herren, 43, of Arab will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Spigener-Brown Service Chapel with Masonic graveside services to follow at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Herren died Sunday morning in an Arab Hospital after a brief illness. He was a World War II veteran and a Mason. A native of Tuscaloosa County, he had lived in Arab the last nine months.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Shirley Herren of Arab, two sons, Bobby Herren and Kenny Herren, both of Arab, a daughter, Mrs. Cecilia Reece of Tuscaloosa, his mother, Mrs. Pearl Gore of Tuscaloosa; two brothers, Floyd Herren and Alonzo Herren, both of Tuscaloosa; a sister, Mrs. Saby Roycroft of Bellville, N.J., and a grandchild.
Active pallbearers will be Masons.
from the "Tuscaloosa News", November 26, 1962
Events
| Birth | 10 Feb 1919 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |||
| Marriage | 20 Jun 1940 | Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi - Lois Beatrice Shirley | |||
| Death | 25 Nov 1962 | Arab, Marshall County, Alabama |  |  | |
| Burial | 27 Nov 1962 | Hopewell Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |
Families
| Spouse | Lois Beatrice Shirley (1922 - 2008) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Robert Avron Herren (1944 - 1982) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Henry Alexander Herren (1880 - 1942) |
| Mother | Maude Pearl Deese (1889 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Saby Nona Herren (1910 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Alonzo Lloyd "Calbert" Herren (1912 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Carl Wildon Herren (1915 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Floyd Robin Herren (1925 - 1990) |
Notes
Death
Henry Cecil HerrenSex Male
Age 43
Death Date 1962
Death Place Arab, Marshall, Alabama, United States
Death Place (Original) Arab, Marshall, Alabama
Birth Year (Estimated) 1919
Father's Name Henry A. Herren
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Pearl Dees
Mother's Sex Female
Spouse's Name Beatrice Shirley Herren
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