Linda Ann Herring

Linda Ann (Boatner) Herring, age 76, of McCalla, Alabama, passed away February 8, 2026, at Bibb Medical Center Nursing Home, surrounded by her family. Born April 14, 1949, to Clarence Eldridge (C.E.) Boatner and Edith Christene (Hyche) Boatner, Linda grew up in the Searles community of Tuscaloosa County. She attended Searles School and graduated from Brookwood High School in 1967. After graduation, she attended trade school at Shelton State and briefly worked for Liberty National Life Insurance before marrying Jimmy Herring in 1970. Linda accepted the Lord Jesus as her savior as a young girl and spent her life in service to him. In addition to serving as church secretary, she was a dedicated Sunday School teacher at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church and Hepzibah Baptist Church, planting the seeds of God’s love and salvation in the hearts of many children. She had a beautiful voice and was often asked to sing at weddings and funerals. But most of all, she enjoyed using her voice to bless others while singing in the church choir or performing special music solos on Sunday mornings. Her grandmother, “Ma Boatner”, taught her to crochet as a girl-a skill which became her lifelong hobby. Linda worked as a bank teller for over 20 years and retired from First Financial Bank in Bessemer, Alabama in 2024. Linda was preceded in death by her parents C. E. Boatner and Edith Christene (Hyche) Boatner, and brother, Clarence Ricky Boatner. She is survived by her sisters, Judy Lewis and Donna Canada; daughter, Tera Donaldson (Todd); son, Jonathan Herring (Jenny); grandchildren, Tayler King, (Sayge), Tyler Herring (Madison), Macy, Lily Cate, Gehrig and Jonas Donaldson and one great-granddaughter, Eloise King, affectionately known as “Ellie”. Funeral services will be held at Hepzibah Baptist Church on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 2:00 pm. Tyler Herring, Sayge King, Gehrig Donaldson, Jonas Donaldson, Rod Hatch and Patrick Herring will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be one hour prior to services in the church sanctuary. The family would like to extend their gratitude to Dr. Reid Christopher, UAB Hospital Neurology/Stroke Unit and Bibb Medical Center Nursing Home.

Linda Ann Herring

April 14, 1949 - February 8, 2026