Dimechi Herring

Dimechi Harold Loran Herring, 41, a resident of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, April 3, 2020, at his home, surrounded by family.

He was born Jan. 19, 1979, in St. Louis to the late Harold Herring and Lorraine Deal Herring of Cape Girardeau.

He accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Grace Community Church of Smithville, Missouri, until he relocated to Cape Girardeau. It was his desire to become a member of a local church, but due to his illness he did not fulfill this desire. However, his faith in God never wavered, and he walked hand and hand with Him until the end. No matter what the circumstances, he knew God was able.

Dimechi was a 1997 graduate of Althoff High School in Belleville, Illinois, where he was active in football, basketball, track and choir. He then attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biology.

He was a quiet but mischievous young man, who was very intelligent and a hard worker. He located to Cape Girardeau, where he attended the police academy and became a member of the Cape Girardeau Police Department. He started there in 2003. He was a member of the 86th recruit class of the Missouri State Highway Patrol in 2007. Dimechi then went on to attend Federal Law Enforcement Center in Glynco, Georgia, to become a member of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) in 2008. He was a resident agent in charge.

He was united in marriage to Dawn Conner on June 20, 2005, in Cape Girardeau.

Dimechi was a family-oriented man, who loved to relax by spending time with his family. He also loved electronics and liked to travel. He will be greatly missed. If you ask his friends about him, many would answer, "He is one of the most amazing people I know." Hard working hands and a very intelligent mind have been put to rest.

He is survived by his wife, Dawn Herring of Cape Girardeau; mother, Lorraine Herring of Cape Girardeau; sons, Dimechi Herring Jr., Dru Herring, Dade Herring and Destin Herring of Cape Girardeau; daughter, Daylin Herring of Cape Girardeau; sisters, Dia Herring, DiAndra (Matthew) Horstman and Diona Herring, all of St. Louis; father- and mother-in-law, Ross and Marlena Conner of Cape Girardeau; special uncle, Robert Deal II of Plainfield, Illinois; and a host of uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends.

Private services will be at 10 a.m. today at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau, where the Rev. Joseph Cotton Jr. is the pastor. Interment will follow in Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with Williams Funeral Homes of Charleston, Missouri, in charge of arrangements.