Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
JOHN MICHAEL “JAY” HERRON
Mulhearn Funeral Home
John Michael “Jay” Herron, age 54, beloved son, husband, father and friend passed away suddenly, Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, LA.
Services will be at 11:00 AM, Friday, November 4, 2005 at Pine Grove Church, 4300 Loop Road, with the Reverend Dale Walker officiating. Visitation will be at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, on Thursday, November 3, 2005 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Burial will be at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery following the service.
Jay was a graduate of Neville High School and attended Louisiana Tech University and Northeast Louisiana University. While serving in the U. S. Army, he was attached to USAREUR Headquarters, USAE, CENTAG, SHAPE European Command. He was an avid golfer and sportsman. He especially loved duck hunting with his son. Jay had been a residential contractor for many years, and was currently employed by Tom Sanders Building Mart. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Baugh, Sr. and Lela and Benoit Herron.
He is survived by his loving wife of twenty-four years, Jolynn May Herron; beloved son, John Ernest Baugh “Jeb” Herron; parents, Mariann and Lee Herron; mother-in-law, Birdie Foster of Monroe; sisters, Mari Elise Cooper and husband John of Houston, TX and Martha Solko and husband Doug of Colorado Springs, CO; brother, Scott Herron and his wife Lisa of West Monroe; two nieces; two nephews; a large extended family; and a multitude of friends.
The pallbearers will be Stewart Causey, Gaylord Burrows, Doug Farr, Carl Sharp, Aaron Anzalone, and John Cooper.
Thursday, November 3, 2005
Sterlington Road, Monroe