Gloria Glo Jean Herring , September 26, 1943 — April 17, 2018

Gloria “Glo” Jean Herring, age 74, of Atlanta, Texas went to be with the Lord, Tuesday April 17, 2018. Gloria was born September 26, 1943, in Texarkana, Texas to Alvis and Ruby June Dowd. She retired from Atlanta ISD after 42 years of teaching and Library services.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Atlanta and directed her beloved hand bell choir for over 25 years. She was also organist and pianist for many of those years. She loved music, art, her school family, her… Read More » church family and most of all her own family.

She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by two sons, David Herring and wife Leslie Moses of Bethesda Maryland, Rob Herring and wife Shannon Herring of College Station, Texas; brother, Ron Dowd of Atlanta, sister-in-law, Nyla Dowd of Frisco; four grandchildren, Shay and Thomas Herring of College Station, Dina and Tedi Herring of Bethesda; nieces, Jacy Dowd of Houston, Texas and nephew Jay Dowd and his wife Stacey of Burnet, Texas; and a number of other relatives. Visitation will be Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm at Hanner Funeral Service.

Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, April 21 at Hanner Funeral Service. Rev. Jacob Smith will be officiating.

Donations in memory of Gloria Herring can be made to the hand bell choir fund at First United Methodist Church of Atlanta.

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