Herrin, Mae Elizabeth

: Mae Herrin, sophomore at Mont Amoena, 1922-1923.

: Mae Herrin Perry. Charoltte Observer, 11 Sep 1990, p. 16.

Attended 1922-1925

Birth: 21 Oct 1905, Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Death: 9 Sep 1990, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Parents:
Marshall Elmond Herrin (1873-1958)
Mary Elizabeth Widenhouse Herrin (1876-1968)

Half-Siblings:
Mamie Estelle Herrin Morgan (1896-1971)
Marshal Dewey Herrin (1898-1968)

Siblings:
John Ray Herrin (1900-1972)
Albert Franklin Herrin (1902-1972)
Luther Lee Herrin (1904-1971)
Martha Pearl Herrin (1907-1993)
Carl Wilson Herrin (1908-1984)
Lucille Virginia Herrin Posey (1914-1997)

Spouse: Lowell Covington Perry (1908-1980)
Marriage: 5 Mar 1927, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Divorce: (2 dates found) 1931, Dade County, Florida; 4 Sep 1945, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Children:
Lowell Covington Perry, Jr. (1928-1974)

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Source: www.findagrave.com, #136367683.

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Greensboro Sunday Record (Greensboro, NC), 6 Mar 1927, p. 13.

Miss Herrin and L. C. Perry Marry

Of interest in this city will be the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Herrin, of Charlotte, to Lowell C. Perry, of this city, which occurred in Charlotte, Saturday at high noon.

After a short bridal trip the young couple will arrive in Greensboro to make their home.

Mrs. Perry is an attractive and popular young lady of Charlotte, and has many friends who will be interested to learn of her wedding. Mr. Perry, who was formerly of Atlanta, Ga., has made this city his home for some time. He is connected with the Western Union company of Greensboro.

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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), 11 Dec 1937, p. 16.

BEAUTY SCHOOL GRADUATES 27

Kuester Gives Commencement Address for Paramount School of Cosmetology.

Twenty-seven young women completed their courses and were presented certificates yesterday at commencement exercises of the Paramount School of Cosmetology, held at the S. & W. cafeteria.

Clarence O. Kuester, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, made the commencement address. Other talks were made by Mrs. Gertrude Hutchinson, a member of the State Board of Cosmetic Art; Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Jordan; and H. E. Springer, assistant supervisor of the North Carolina Department of Rehabilitation; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Budd, president and secretary, respectively, of the Paramount school.

Those who received their certificates were: Miss Ruth Nuttall of Belmont, Mrs. Clara Miller of Charlotte, Miss Mary Virginia Duncan of Lincolnton, Miss Frances Russell of Albemarle, Mrs. Mae Herrin Perry of Charlotte…

Charlotte News(Charlotte, NC), 6 Nov 1938, p. 18.

Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), 6 Nov 1938, p. 27.

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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), 11 Sep 1990, p. 16.

MRS. MAE ELIZABETH HERRIN PERRY

Mrs. Mae Elizabeth Herrin Perry, 84, of 3700 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC, died Sunday, September 9, 1990, at Wesley Nursing Center.

She was born October 21, 1905 in Mt. Pleasant, NC and was the daughter of the late Mary Widenhouse and Marshall E. Herrin. She was a self-employed owner and operator of rental property in Charlotte. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 12, from Harry and Bryant Chapel in the Oaks with the Reverend Norman Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Posey of Raeford, NC and Miss Pearl Herrin of Charlotte, NC; four grandchildren, Mrs. Patricia Patterson of Santa Clara, CA, Mrs. Anne Houck of Charlotte, NC, Mrs. Mary Martin and Edward Perry, both of Locust, NC; five great-grandchildren, and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Helen M. Perry of Locust, NC.

The family will receive friends Tuesday, September 11, from 7:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Harry and Bryant. Active pallbearers for the service with be Marshall Herrin, Edward Perry, Bill Houck, Billy Houck, Tony Ingram and Brian Perry. Honorary pallbearers will be Olan Morgan, Vester Posey, Ronald McGraw, Franklin Herrin and Johnny Herrin. Harry and Bryant Company is serving the family of Mrs. Perry.

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From:
50th Anniversary Class of 1932: Reunion Classes 1928-38, Mt. Pleasant High School
Compiled by George Franklin Hahn, 1982

Mrs. Mae Herrin Perry
3025 Clark St.
Charlotte, N.C. 28205
15 Dec. 1981

“Mae Herrin Perry (a former student of Mt. Pleasant Graded School) Writes about her School Days in 1921–22”

She tells of some of the incidents that happened when she went to the Mt. Pleasant Graded School. It seems the students then enjoyed playing tricks on each other and seeking adventure just as they do to-day.

She tells of one incident that happened before she arrived at school one morning. Several of the students were playing around the Christmas tree one morning before school was to begin and one of the students struck a Match and held it too close to the tree and to their surprise the tree went up in flames. When Mae arrived later the smoke was coming out of the windows and doors—The room was filled with smoke odor—She said they had a very un-comfortable cold day.

She tells another story that happened in the Spring of the year 1921—Some of the students went on a picnic to Barringer’s Mill which was several miles northeast of Mt. Pleasant. There was a large old Mill, a big Dam, water flowing over it—There was a small wooden boat that was large enough to ride three or more people on the water so one of the Male students took passengers to ride up the creek and back. On one of the trips they were loading the boat for another ride. There was one student seated, tho one that was rowing the boat was standing. Mae stepped on the boat then another student came yelling, let me go, she jumped into the boat shoving it backwards to the edge of the dam. The boat was rocking from one side to the other, filling with water—The students on the bank were yelling and jumping, holding out their hands to help us out, well, Mae didn’t know how deep the water was but she was not about to go over that dam. She jumped, the water was waist deep and she had on a cotton print dress that was gathered real full at the waist. Her skirt filled with air and floated on top of the water like an umbrella opened up—Everyone was wet. There was a lady that lived close by and she came to their rescue. She took them to her house, wrung the water out of their lingerie then built a fire beneath her wash pot to warm them. It was a cold cloudy day and they were thankful to have some heat.

In 1922, the last day of school the students of her class marched to a creek north west of Mt. Pleasant, called “Lovers Retreat”. The boys found a large vine on a tree and pulled it down so the students could swing across the creek to and fro. Two of the boys decided to have a little extra fun. The water was about 10″ deep and very clear with many rocks on the bottom. They stood in the water about midway and splashed water on anyone crossing. Mae warned them not to splash water on her as she crossed over. Well, they did. She stood on the other bank and warned them not to splash water on her again: Midway they showered her; she let her feet drop into the water. The boys ran up the creek and Mae ran after them. One of the boys turned around to look back, there they were face to face. She put her hands on his shoulders, gave him a push and he fell backwards into the water—The other boy saw what had happened and ran to help him. This day was cold but the sun was shining. We had two or three miles to walk home—Mae’s shoes dried into a shell. They were high top laced shoes, never to be worn again.

She said, a picnic for her was a comedy of errors.

25 March 1982—Thanks to Mary Alice Kluttz Moose for helping me edit this very interesting account of times—