Ima G. Herring

Published 12:00 am Thursday, January 3, 2008

VIRGINIA BEACH—Ima Jean Gray Herring, 72, died Dec. 16, 2007, in a Virginia Beach medical facility.

Mrs. Herring was born in Dare County, N.C. and was a bank manager. She was the daughter of the late Van Buren and Betty Lee Etheridge Gray.

Survivors include a daughter, Melody Baldwin and husband James of Virginia Beach; a sister, Gilda Gray Hosteller of Monrovia, Calif.; two brothers, Van Buren Gray Jr. of Ivor, Va. and Phillip Maynard Gray of Wanchese, N.C.; three grandchildren, Jennifer Lane Torbert, James Matthew Baldwin and Robert Scott Baldwin; and one great-grandchild, Haley Noriko Torbert, all of Virginia Beach.

A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Manteo Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Oberlin Road, Suite 208, Raleigh, N.C. 27605.

Twiford Colony Chapel, Manteo, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Visit www.twifordfh.com to sign the online register.