Obituary for Vernon Aubrey Herron III
Vernon Aubrey Herron III of Batesville, MS, 81, died on October 5, 2022, in Oxford, MS. He was born on February 16, 1941, in Grenada, MS, to Vernon Aubrey Herron, Jr. and Phyllis Kuykendall Herron.
Vernon was a graduate of Oakland High School and attended Mississippi State University. He joined the Mississippi Army National Guard and was last stationed at Fort Polk, LA, where he was mobilized for the Berlin Crisis of 1961. Following his service, he worked with his father, for several years, on the family farm in Oakland., MS. Later, he worked until his retirement, as a salesman and plant manager at Tucker Manufacturing Company, a football equipment business founded by his father-in-law, John Tucker.
Vernon was a faithful member of First United Methodist Church in Batesville. His hobbies included watching and following Mississippi State athletics, playing golf with his family, and reading.
He is survived by his wife, Edith “Edye” Tucker Herron; his son, Brian Tucker Herron of Batesville, MS; and daughter, Laura Herron Rounsaville (John) of Madison, MS; three grandchildren, Luke, Graham, and Jane Reese Rounsaville; three brothers; Dean Herron, of Senatobia, MS, David Herron (Barbara), of Charleston, MS, and Jeff Herron (Pam), of Batesville, MS; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 10, 2022, at 2p.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Batesville. Interment will follow in Batesville Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday, October 10, 2022, from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church in Batesville
Dickins Funeral Home is honored to have charge of arrangements.
Vernon was a graduate of Oakland High School and attended Mississippi State University. He joined the Mississippi Army National Guard and was last stationed at Fort Polk, LA, where he was mobilized for the Berlin Crisis of 1961. Following his service, he worked with his father, for several years, on the family farm in Oakland., MS. Later, he worked until his retirement, as a salesman and plant manager at Tucker Manufacturing Company, a football equipment business founded by his father-in-law, John Tucker.
Vernon was a faithful member of First United Methodist Church in Batesville. His hobbies included watching and following Mississippi State athletics, playing golf with his family, and reading.
He is survived by his wife, Edith “Edye” Tucker Herron; his son, Brian Tucker Herron of Batesville, MS; and daughter, Laura Herron Rounsaville (John) of Madison, MS; three grandchildren, Luke, Graham, and Jane Reese Rounsaville; three brothers; Dean Herron, of Senatobia, MS, David Herron (Barbara), of Charleston, MS, and Jeff Herron (Pam), of Batesville, MS; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 10, 2022, at 2p.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Batesville. Interment will follow in Batesville Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday, October 10, 2022, from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church in Batesville
Dickins Funeral Home is honored to have charge of arrangements.