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Obituary For Ivory O. Herring
Ivory Ola Herring was born on May 11, 1939, in Valdosta, Georgia to Ivory Pasco and Annie Mae Pasco.
She graduated from Pinellas High School. Ivory was employed for Kapok Tree for 15 years, Johnson & Johnson for eight years and was a housekeeper for 10 years. She was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, where she served as a Deaconess and was head of the Adult Choir. Ola loved to dress in her Sunday best and loved to sing.
Ivory Ola Herring departed this life on June 2026, in Pinellas County, Florida.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Annie Mae Pasco-Carter, father, Ivory Pasco, grandparents, Leola Smith and John Smith, brothers, James Ivory Pasco, Willie Pasco and Curly Pasco, sisters, Catherine Wyatt, Eathell White, Arentha Jenkins, Jeanette Reed, Willie Zelle Pasco and Lillie Bell Pasco, brothers-in-law, Freddie Moody and Clinton Jenkins, and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins.
She leaves to cherish her memories…
Her son, Perry Herring; daughters, Gloria Gray (Waymon), Mavis Herring and Andrea Herring; sister, Deloris Pasco-Moody; 11 grandchildren, Chillita Herring-Bell (Jermaine, Sr.), Rafael Gray, Tacarra Gray, Adrian Adams, Perry Herring, Jr., Pertavius Williams, Soyoura Herring, D'Andrea Waters, An'Dreana Graham, Lamar Herring and Aiyanna Graham; nine great-grandchildren, Jermaine Bell, Jr., T'Asia Gray, Trinity Gray, Tyrianna Stealey, Shamaya Cooper, Suniya Yeldon, S'nyrea Herring, Samir Johnson and Taelyn Gray; one great-great grandchild, Rori Davids; one aunt, Mabel Carter; sister-in-law, Mary Herring Upshur; two brothers-in-law, Bennie Herring and Dennis Herring; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Visitation Service: Friday, June 12, 2026 - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Celebration of Life Service: Saturday, June 13, 2026 - 11:00 a.m.
Both services will be held at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 709 Butler Street, Safety Harbor, Florida, 34695
Professional Transitional Services Entrusted To The Care of: Smith Young Funeral Home 727-442-2388
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Praying 🙏 For God To Comfort And Strengthen The Family In A Time Like This. She Had Wings Like The Morning Dove 🕊 She Flew Away To Be At Rest.
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I will truly miss Mrs. Ola I had the privilege of knowing her all my life as our church was next door to her home. I rember as a kid playing on the side of the church and having some of that cold fresh water from the pump out back. Coming home to visit always taking the time to see her give her a hug and say hello. To the family know that she is no longer confined by physical aliments any longer she has gone to test and now reward. Be comforted in knowing that she lives on each of you. We continue to pray for strength and comfort in your time of bereavement. With much love the Fort family
I truly miss and love my grandmother, so much rest in peace.
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