Marilyn J. Herring

Marilyn June Herring passed from this life to be with our Lord on March 28, 2014. Marilyn was born Sept 8, 1930, to Emory and Alta Helt. She was the middle of 3 children, raised on a farm in Kingfisher, OK during the depression era. The fingerprints of that experienced are evident throughout her life in her hard work ethics and determination. After graduating high school in Kingfisher, her dad gave her a cow to sell to pay for her to move to Oklahoma City where she lived at the YWCA while working at the Draft Board and going to school at Draughn’s Business School. She married June 19, 1953 to Jimmy J. Herring, her husband of 61 years. While raising their 5 children, Marilyn enjoyed sewing, camping and fishing with her family. In later years she loved supporting her grandkids and great- grandkids in their sports and other life events. She retired from Fleming Foods after 20 years as a buyer. After retirement, Marilyn enjoyed working at Oklahoma Market Research for another 20+ years. She is survived by her husband Jim Herring; 2 daughters, Denise Mitchell and husband Terry of OKC, Susan Cave-Butterfield and husband Steve of Edmond, OK; 3 sons, Jack Herring of Fayetteville, AR, Steve and wife Jamie Herring of Moore, and Bill and wife Sharee Herring of OKC; 9 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; 1 brother, Merle and wife Cerita Helt of Ponca City and 1 sister, Betty and husband Max Williams of Crescent. Marilyn is preceded in passing by her parents Emory and Alta Helt of Kingfisher, OK and son-in-law Rick Cave. Many will miss her, as everyone she met became friends for life. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 2, from 8am - 8pm at Bill Merritt Funeral Service, and funeral services will be Thursday, April 3, at 2pm at Council Road Baptist Church in Bethany.