AMERICAN VETERAN 
Oklahoman Archives
He was a veteran of World War I. Herring was a
member of Sooner Baptist Church.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
April 17, 1961; pg 6
M. E. Herring, 63,
Lumberman, Dies
Michael Eugene Herring, 63, of 632 NE 9, city
wholesale lumber dealer, died Sunday. Services will
be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Smith & Kernke Funeral Home.
Burial" will be in
Arlington Memorial Cemetery. Herring was born in
Clarksville, Ark., and came to Oklahoma City in
1929. He worked as a contractor. Following World War
II he founded the M. Herring Wholesale Lumber Co. At
the time of his death, he was executive vice
president of the company.
Herring was recognized as a pioneer in the field of
long distance lumber hauling and received much
national recognition for his operation.
Surviving are his wife, Flossie J. of the home, a
son Michael Morris Herring and a sister, Mrs. Anne
Lockwood, Canton, Ill
