William “Bill” Herman, 77, of McMinnville departed from this life on Friday, Nov. 13, at his home in Flat Branch near Tracy City. 

Born in Jacksonville, Fla., to the late William Herman and Daisy McAlexander on Aug. 31, 1943, he will forever be remember as having a heart of gold, being full of life and always “making the best of it.” Bill served in the Air Force and retired from the United States Postal Service. He was a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ and loved attending car shows and spending time with his family. Other than his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife of 17 years Carol Herman. 

Bill is survived by one daughter, Angela (Anthony) Childers and their children, Tiffany (Stacy) Anderson and Joshua Childers, stepchildren Anthony Curtis and son Tony Curtis, Michelle (Bobby) and children Kelsi and Kaden Priest, Michael Redman, great-grandchildren, Karastin, Kaslin, and Kaylin Anderson, one brother Jerry Herman, two sisters Carol Picklesimer and Jeanette Rumbler, and a special host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral service was held at Cumberland Funeral Home in Tracy City on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. with Bro. Avery Curtis and Larry Ashford officiating. Internment will immediately follow at Bonnie Oak Cemetery in Tracy City. Online condolence and memories can be shared at www.cumberlandfuneralhome.net.

Arrangements by Cumberland Funeral Home, Foster and Lay Chapel, 96 St. Clair Street, Tracy City, Tennessee 37387.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) Nov. 18, 2020