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John W. Herron
John W. Herron, age 64, of Greenville, Ohio, passed away on Saturday
January 8, 2011 at 4:25 PM at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton,
Ohio. He was born on May 11, 1946 in Celina, Ohio, to Irene
(Schott) Herron of St. Henry, Ohio, and the late James D. Herron.
John Worked at GTI for 12 years and prior to that he worked at Lobdell
Emery in Winchester, Indiana for 23 years.
John was a member of the 196 light infantry brigade for the United
Stated Army serving in the Vietnam War where he received 2 purple
hearts.
He was a member of the VFW in Greenville, was an avid sports fan, loved
spending time with his son and family and loved traveling with his wife.
In addition to his father he is preceded in death by his mother in law,
Doris Kelch and brother in law, Paul Huntwork.
In addition to his mother he is survived by his wife Bonnie (Kelch)
Herron of Greenville, Ohio, whom he married on July 19, 1968; son and
daughter in law, Tim & Angela Herron of Lebanon, Ohio;
grandchildren, Adam & Stephanie Herron; brothers and sisters in
law, James D. & Karen Herron Jr. of Worthington, Ohio and Robert
& Donna Herron of Greenville; sister, Lea Huntwork of Union City,
Ohio; father in law, John Kelch of Greenville; as well as numerous
nieces and nephews.
There will be a service held on Thursday January 13, 2011 at 10:30 AM
at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, Ohio, with Pastor Terry
Haworth officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenville
Township Memorial Gardens, Greenville, Ohio. Family will receive
friends on Wednesday January 12, 2011 from 5-8 PM at the funeral
home. There will be a graveside military service conducted by the
Versailles Veterans Honor Guard.
It is the wishes of the family that memorial contributions be given to
the Darke County Cancer Association. Condolences for the family
may be sent to www.zecharbailey.com.
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