JACKSON — Kenneth Lamar Herrington Jr., 75, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011, at Central Mississippi Medical Center following a brief illness. The longtime resident of the Jackson and Clinton area was retired after over 40 years of service at local Ford dealerships. He was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church in Clinton.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Evelyn Herrington of Raymond.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Cliff Cauthen Herrington; daughters, Lisa Ingram (Rick) of Vicksburg and Amy Reed (Roddy) of Clinton; son, Ken Herrington of Biloxi; a sister, Lenda Poole of Clinton; grandchildren, Tyler, Jordan and Erin Ingram and Joshua and Emily Reed.

Visitation will be tonight from 6 until 8 at Lakewood Funeral Home on Clinton Boulevard. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lakewood, preceded by visitation at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Lakewood Memorial Park.

The family wishes to thank Dr. George Smith-Vaniz, Mr. Herrington’s ICU nurse, Lee Beck, and all of his attending physicians at CMMC.

Memorials may be made in memory of Lamar Herrington to St. John’s United Methodist Church, 1702 Old Vicksburg Road, Clinton MS 39056 or the Mississippi State University BSU, P.O. Drawer BU, Miss. State, MS 39762.