Former state fire marshal
NEW ROADS – Arrangements are pending for former state fire marshal Carrol Herring. He died Dec. 26 at age 86.
He was fire marshal from 1981 until 1990, for Govs. Dave Treen, Edwin Edwards and Buddy Roemer. He was also former director of the LSU Firemen Training Program, an institute later renamed in his honor.
Survivors include his wife Dot and two children.
Arrangements are by Niland.
Businessman
BATON ROUGE – Services for businessman and president of Bart-Well Inc. Floyd Roberts, Sr. will be Saturday. He died Dec. 25 at age 90.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife Tidda and several children.
Arrangements are by Rabenhorst.
Baptist minister
BATON ROUGE – Services for long-time Baptist minister the Rev. Ace McVay will be Saturday. He died Dec. 24 at age 82.
He was a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran. He had pastored churches throughout Southeast Louisiana and Mississippi. He was a former Executive Board member of the Louisiana Baptist Convention as well as Vacation Bible School Director of the Greater Baton Rouge Baptist Association.
Survivors include his wife Mattilee, three children and three step-children.
Arrangements are by Resthaven.