Lucile Thornberry Cobb Herron Obituary (1915 - 2005)

Mrs. Lucile Thornberry Cobb Herron, 90, of Metropolis, IL, died Saturday, July 23, 2005, at 6:43 A.M., at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, KY. \ Born May 11, 1915, in Providence, KY, she was the daughter of the late William Decatur Robinson and Gertrude Cullen Robinson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three husbands, W. L. Dink Thornberry in 1974, Clive Cobb in 1990, and Joseph Herron in 2002; and by one sister and a half brother. \ Mrs. Herron was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Madisonville and was a self-employed beautician for over 60 years. She did volunteer work at her churches in southern Illinois and western Kentucky. She had been active at the Senior Citizens Center. \ She is survived by one daughter, Judith Thornberry Askew of Brookport, IL; one step-daughter, Barbara McFarland of Louisville, KY; one step-son, Ron Herron of Frankfort, KY; two sisters, Marie Spencer of Madisonville and Dorothy Frazier of San Antonio, TX; numerous grand, great grand, and great-great grandchildren. \ Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 11:00 A.M., at the Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Rev. Eric H. McDunnell Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville. \ Visitation will be Tuesday, July 26, from 7:00 P.M. until 8:30 P.M., and from 9:00 A.M. until the service time on Wednesday at the funeral home. \ Memorials may take the form of donations to the Brookport Library, P.O. Box 308, Brookport, IL 62910, or Immanuel Baptist Church, 714 Brown Road, Madisonville, KY 42431. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \