April 1, 2024, 69, Calypso —
It was about dawn on Easter Monday morning, April 1, 2024, that Gary Stephen “Steve” Herring peacefully passed away at his home in Calypso. Many loved ones were close at hand when he went to his eternal rest.
Steve graduated from North Duplin High School in 1971. He then attended East Carolina University on a baseball scholarship, graduating in 1975 with a degree in health and physical education. That same year, 1975, he signed in Kinston to play with the Philadelphia Phillies, a New York Penn League (A ball). Most of his working career was spent in the manufacturing industry. At Standard Products he held many positions, including being the plant manager. The last five years were spent at Wayne Community College where he was Director of Customized Training for business and industry. Poor health caused an early retirement.
Steve was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Ellen Grubbs Herring, and a special aunt, Joan Grubbs Jennett. He is survived by his wife, Gail Daniels Herring, of the home; two sons and their wives, Adam and Traci Herring, and Josh and Robyne Herring, all of Mount Olive; four precious grandchildren, Parker, Raegan, Cannon, and Scarlett Herring, all of Mount Olive; a brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Brenda Herring of Ayden; his mother-in-law, Rose B. Mellette and her husband, Marion Mellette of Kinston; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Connie Daniels Strickland and Robert Strickland; and special friends, Dero and Carolyn Burroughs.
Visitation with the Herring family will take place Wednesday evening, April 3, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held by the graveside Thursday, April 4, at 11 a.m. in the Calypso Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Paul Rose. Friends and relatives may also see the family at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Bethel Church, c/o Meredith A. McClenny, 240 Jones-Turner Road, Mount Olive, NC 28365, or to North Duplin Junior/Senior High School, Attn: Coach Ricky Edwards, 1388 N. C. Highway 403 West, Mount Olive, NC 28365
