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Laura Elizabeth Herring

Laura Elizabeth Cooper Herring, 79, of Warren died Wednesday, October 18, 2000, at her home.

Mrs. Herring was born August 16, 1921, in Bradley County, the daughter of the late Robert G. Cooper and Ida Rose Carter Cooper. She was a homemaker, a teacher's aide for the Warren School District and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She received her education in the Bradley County Public School System and the University of Arkansas at Monticello. She married James S. Baker and he lost his life on May 24, 1944, in World War II. On October 4, 1947, she married Theron Lee Herring and he died March 9, 1997. She was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Cooper.

Survivors include three sons, Dr. Robert Baker of Lubbock, Texas, Randall Herring of Warren and Rex Herring of Edgewood, N.M..; four daughters, Regina Stedman of Prescott, Rose Gantz of Little Rock and Ruth Lephiew and Retha Sawyer both of Warren; three brothers, Alec Cooper of San Antonio Texas, Clyde Cooper of Mansfield, Ohio, and Jerry Cooper of Raleigh, N.C.; one sister, Reba Clanton of Greenville, Miss.; 14 grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday, October 21, at Immanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Craig Jenkins officiating. Pam Wharton was organist, Janice Sullivan, pianist and the Immanuel Church Choir sang. Burial was in Moseley Cemetery near Warren by Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren. Active pallbearers were John Herring, John Stedman, Michael Sipes, Robert Lephiew, Ryan Lephiew and Bobby Baker. Memorials preferred Immanuel Baptist Church.