LOVED ONE | Benjamin J. Herron
DATES | May 18, 1989 – October 31, 2011
CEMETERY | Riverview Cemetery, Valdosta, GA
LOCATION IN CEMETERY | Enter cemetery and take first right and the lot is on the right.
FUNERAL HOME | McLane Funeral Home, PO Box 5203, Valdosta, GA 31603 – t: 229 242 5544
Benjamin James Herron, 22, of Valdosta, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. He was born in Seoul, Korea and had lived in Valdosta most of his life. Ben was a 2007 graduate of Lowndes High School where he played on the 2005 State Championship Football Team. He had attended Valdosta State University and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. Ben loved life, his family, neighbors, the outdoors and volunteering. He was a sports enthusiast and loved traveling with his brother. Ben was a member of the U.S. Naval Reserves and currently stationed with the Marines in Tallahassee, Fla. Ben had attended St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and was currently attending Southland Church.
Survivors include his parents, David and Teresa Herron; his brother, Nicholas Herron, all of Valdosta; his paternal grandfather whom he loved very much, James Herron of South Hill, Va., Sabrina Gupton his girlfriend whom he loved very much of Valdosta; his uncle, James Herron of Hurley, N.Y.; a cousin, Derrick Jeong of Valdosta; and many loving relatives in Korea.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Lorraine M. Herron; and paternal stepgrandmother, Margaret Herron.