This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Herring Kinley Harris Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/761 Message Board Post: Margarete Kathryn Herring Margaret K. (MeMa) Herring, 83, Republic, passed away Friday morning, December 6, 2002, in the home of her daughter and son in law, where she had resided for nearly seven years after suffering a severe stroke in 1995. Margarete was born October 29, 1919 in Sulphur, Oklahoma, the daughter of John and Laura (Harris) Kinley, where she lived until 1955 when she transferred from Kraft foods in Sulphur to the Springfield plant and retired after 34 years of service. Two years after her retirement, she was employed by Wal-Mart as the First Door Greeter at the Republic Store, where she worked until the time of her illness. Margarete enjoyed traveling, quilting, needlework and spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Neyron; a son, Franklin; a grandson, Kurt; and beloved cat, "Spook". She is survived by her daughter, Mary Waterman and husband Doug, Republic; a daughter in law, Rose Marie Herring, St. Louis, Mo.; a sister, Ann Afdahl and husband,Ron, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; two nieces, Jammie Davis and husband Ken, Claremore, Oklahoma and Linda Sides, and husband Earl, Dallas, Texas; one nephew, Walt Donaho, Wichita, Kansas; six grandchildren, Mark Waterman and wife, Kara; Chris Waterman, and fiancee Carmen, Jeff Waterman and wife Penny, Keith Herring, and wife, Lea, Julie Hatfield, and husband Kyle, Janna Balkenbush and husband, Jeff; six great grandchildren, Amanda, Lacey, Todd, Megan and Kurt Waterman and Andrew Balkenbush; two great nephews, Stuart and Chris Sides; and a host of friends. Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 9, 2002 in Meadors Funeral Homes, Republic, with the Rev. Bert Miller officiating. Burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery, Republic.