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Theodore C.
Herring
Apr 30, 1927 — Nov 3, 2019
Theodore S. Herring, of Blooming Glen and formerly of Solebury, PA, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at his home. He was 92.
He was the husband of the late Phyllis H. (Hubbard) Herring who died on February 12, 1995.
Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late John and Anna (Poyer) Herring. A 1944 graduate of New Hope-Solebury High School, New Hope, PA, he attained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering in 1948 from Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
Theodore served with the U. S. Navy during World War II from 1945 to 1946. Following his graduation from Auburn, he began his civilian career with the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, PA, where he worked as an aeronautical engineer until retiring in 1978. Following his retirement, he worked as a consultant for ten years.
A former member of First Presbyterian Church, Lambertville, NJ, he taught Bible studies, there as well as at his home, and Sunday School. He currently attended Hilltown Baptist Church, Hilltown, PA.
A world traveler, he also enjoyed woodworking.
He is survived by two daughters, Lynn Bartsch and her husband Jacob, of Coaldale, Alberta, Canada, and Melanie Drake and her husband Jeffrey, of Blooming Glen, PA; seven grandchildren, Nathaniel Stapleton and his wife Adrielle, Katie Martens and her husband Steven, Christopher Stapleton and his wife Ashley, Stephanie Hurlock and her husband Robert, Benjamin Drake and his wife Corinne, Timothy Drake, and Max Drake and his wife Paige; and ten great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and John Herring.
His Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Hilltown Baptist Church, 26 Upper Church Road, Chalfont, PA, where family and friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. Interment will be held privately at the convenience of the family in Solebury Friends Burying Grounds, New Hope, PA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Plumstead Christian School, P. O. Box 216, Plumsteadville, PA 18949.
Arrangements are by the Bernard Suess Funeral Home, 606 Arch Street, Perkasie, PA.
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