Dea S. Herren, Jr.

Published 4:13 pm Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Dea Herren 7-9-15

Mr. Dea S. Herren, Jr., 90, of Lumberton (Hillsdale), Mississippi died, Sunday, July 5, 2015.

Funeral services will be at White Funeral Home, Poplarville on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 12:00 pm. Rev. Joe Beach will officiate at the service. Burial with military honors will follow in Pine Crest Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Alabama. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service.

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Mr. Herren was born January 15, 1925 in Texarkana, Arkansas to Dea Salone and Lula Ticer Herren, Sr. He was retired from Shell Oil Company. He was a member of Spring Hill Baptist Church. He was a member of Sherrard Byrd Masonic Lodge # 353 in Poplarville and Square and Compasses Lodge # 417, F. & A.M. in Kenner, LA. He was a veteran of the United States Navy.

Family members include two daughter, Carolyn Raines and Nancy Herren Bernard; four grandchildren, Emily Brunet Gartman, Vanessa Bazzie, Kristin Herren Kolenich, Ryan Herren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn A. Herren; and one son, Dea S. Herren, III.

Online condolences at www.whitefuneralhomepoplarville.com .

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to Catahoula Rescue Southeast; beyondtherosesequine.org ; or oldfriendsequine.org .

White Funeral Home, Poplarville (601) 795-4982.