J.W. Herington, age 92, of Muleshoe, Texas, passed from this life May 8, 2022 in Wolfforth, Texas. He was born May 17, 1929 in Bailey County, Texas to Henry Wesley and Wessie Lee (Jones) Herington. He married
Gloria Kepley in Clovis, New Mexico on Septemberf17, 1949.
J.W. was a farmer in the West Camp Community, where he helped his dad build the house he and Gloria lived in for almost 70 years. He was a member of the Muleshoe Methodist Church and the Blackwater Ag Co-op. He served as a Director of Bailey County Electric Cooperative and as a member of the Farwell ISD School Board. J.W. belonged to the Muleshoe Square and Round Dance Club. He was also a Ham Radio Operator, known as Jake, W5DXT. He was a pilot and loved to ride motorcycles. He was also an avid reader of Zane Grey and Louis L’Amour. J.W. is preceded in death by his wife, Gloria; his parents; and three sisters, Illa Richie, Emma Lou Wilhite and Bernice Doub.
J.W. is survived by is four children, Ellen Gallman and her husband, Robert of Lazbuddie, Texas, Jay Wesley Herington and his wife, JoAnn of Troup, Texas, Ginger Murphy of Shallowater, Texas and Karan Newsom and her husband, Darrell of Wolfforth, Texas; his eleven grandchildren; and his twenty-five great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be sent to Muleshoe Public Library, 322 West 2nd Street, Muleshoe, Texas, 79347, Muleshoe Meals on Wheels, 300 South 1st Street, Rm 110, Muleshoe, Texas, 79347 or First Baptist Church, PO Box 483, Muleshoe, Texas, 79347.
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