MILLINOCKET – James W. Herring, 84, husband of the late Madeline (Knowles) Herring, died Aug. 17, 2007, at a Millinocket hospital. He was born May 4, 1923, in Guilford, the son of Raymond L. and Melissa (Johnson) Herring. A World War II U.S. Army veteran, he had served with the 1892nd Aviation Engineers from January 1943 to January 1946, in New Guinea, the Philippines and Okinawa. Mr. Herring had been employed as a millwright at Great Northern Paper for many years. He is survived by three sons, Frederick and his wife, Yvette, Thomas and his wife, Sue and Jamie and his wife, Tally, all of Millinocket; two daughters, Jeannine Benson and her husband, Donald, of Millinocket and Judy Nicholson and her husband, Scott, of East Millinocket; 12 grandchildren, Craig Herring, Donald Herring, Heather Girsa, Nicole Morrison, Thomas Benson, John Benson, Wanda Dami, Travis Benson, Melissa Nicholson, Emily Nicholson, Brett Herring and Cody Herring; and 18 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother, William; and two sisters, Marguerite Bennett and Erma Priest. Graveside services with mil-itary honors will be conducted 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, in the family lot at Guilford Center Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Lary Funeral Home, Dover-Foxcroft, where messages of condolence and memories may be left at www.laryfuneralhome.com
JAMES W. HERRING
