Saturday, February 04, 2006

Bessie M. Herring, obituary

Thanks to Cari for responding to my request for a copy of Bessie's obituary.

Boulder Daily Camera
Boulder, Colorado
Dec 20, 1976

Bessie M. Herring

Memorial services for Bessie Margaret Herring were held today at Frasier Meadows Chapel.

She was born in Ft. Scott, Kan., on Nov. 7, 1886, and died on Dec. 6 at the age of 90 in Frasier Meadows Manor in Boulder after an extended illness. She married Melvin M. Herring of Ft. Scott in 1918, and the couple moved to Arizona in 1922. Mr. Herring died in 1961. Mrs. Herring moved to Boulder in 1962.

Survivors are her daughter, Joan Keisel, Carmel, Calif.; sister Louise Copping, Chicago, Ill.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
This obituary has a great deal of information about the family I did not know. It also confirms other information I already have. Melvin passes away in 1961, I would guess in or around Phoenix, so I should be able to find an obituary for him.

One subject of interest is what became of Melvin and Bessie's daughter Joan. From information in this obituary, and that of Gary D. Kline, it seems Joan married Jack Keisel and moved to Carmel, Calif. This is in 1976. By 2002, Joan appears to have married a Mr. Christensen, and had passed away. This should help track down more information about Joan.

1 comment:

Lillian B Dinklage said...

Bessie Herring was born to William F and Anna Dinklage. She had two brother (at least): Charles F. and William Kenneth and a sister Helen Dinklage. [Charles had at least one son: William A. illiam A. had 3 children: Janet, John, and Susan.] William "Kenneth" Dinklage had one child: Kenneth Taylor. {Kenneth T had 3 children: Sarah Carol, David Kenneth, and Joshua Brandon] Helen never married.