Born April 13, 1925 in Fairfield, he was a son of the late Lloyd E. and Annie (Baker) Herring.

Mr. Herring was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Two Taverns, where he served on the Church Council. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served his country honorably during World War II and Korea.

Mr. Herring was employed for many years with McDermitt Concrete, Gettysburg, and was later employed with PennDOT and Maitland Excavating. He retired as a power unit tester with Westinghouse in 1987 after 17 years of employment with the company.

An avid sportsman, Mr. Herring loved hunting and fishing across the country as well as in Canada. He was a member of the Adams County Fish and Game Association. Most of all, he will be remembered for his great generosity and care for his family and friends.

Surviving are two sons, Ronald E. Herring and wife Barbara of Gettysburg, and Michael L. Herring and wife Patricia L. of Gettysburg; his daughter, Patricia L. Musselwhite of Thurmont; one sister, Pauline S. "Pat" Bream of Gettysburg; four grandchildren, Randall Herring, Deann Lehman, Michael L. Herring, Jr., and Tonya L. Herring; and six great-grandchildren, Brian Lehman, Thomas Lehman, Matthew Lehman, Allison Herring, Lauren Herring, and Wyatt Michael Herring.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Eugene Herring; and a sister, Lorene Spence.

The funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Peters Funeral Home, 321 Carlisle St., Gettysburg, with Rev. Paul Haack officiating. A viewing will be held between 10 and 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens where full military honors will be provided by the Adams County Veterans Honor Guard.

Serving as pallbearers will be Deann Lehman, Randall Herring, Michael Herring, Jr., Tonya Herring, Gary Herring, and Craig Lambert.

For those desiring, contributions may be made in Mr. Herring's memory to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 3535, Gettysburg, PA 17325.

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Lloyd Herring, Jr. memorial video