BANGOR and TROY, Ala. Lillian G. Herring, 88, wife of the late Cecil H. Herring, died Jan. 28, 2004, at a Troy, Ala. healthcare facility, due to complications of diabetes and heart failure. She was born April 26, 1915, in Bangor, the daughter of Charles A. and Annie Idella (Ladd) Sherman. Lillian was a 50-year member of the Tuscan Chapter No. 148 OES, Sunshine Club for children and a member of the UCT Ladies Club. Surviving are one daughter, Marjorie and her husband, Donald Sawyer Sr., of Bangor; one son, Kenneth R. Herring and his wife, Jane, of Troy, Ala.; six grandchildren, Donald C. Sawyer Jr. and his wife, Roxanne, of Brewer, Stephen V. Sawyer and his wife, Cathy, of Jupiter, Fla., Joan Belcher and her husband, Steve, of Oklahoma City, Okla., Pamela Robinson of North Berwick, Kelly Jordan and her husband, Dewey, of Troy, Ala., and Amy Price and her husband, Greg, of Troy, Ala.; one daughter-in-law, Patricia Sawyer of Chicopee, Mass.; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by one grandson, Thomas C. Sawyer and several brothers and sisters. A graveside service at Pine Grove Cemetery in Bangor will be announced in the spring. Gifts in Lillian’s memory may be sent to a charity of one’s choice and/or to the Shriners Hospital for Children, care of Anah Shrine Center, P.O. Box 735, Bangor, ME 04402. A service of Brookings-Smith, 133 Center St., Bangor.
LILLIAN G. HERRING
