WAITMAN PRESTON
1900-1957
Waitman Preston Dies
Suddenly Of Heart Attack
Waitman Preston, 57, well-known carpenter of River, died of a heart
attack at 7:40 a.m., Tuesday, September 24. The fatal seizure
occurred suddenly while he was at work.
A lifelong resident of River, he was born in that community April
20, 1900, the son of Will and Myrtle Spears Preston.
He was a member of the United Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Dora Lynn Preston; seven children; five
sons, Curtis, Dayton, Ohio; Kenneth, Huntington, W. Va.; Bobby
Jean, Dayton, Ohio; Donald, Dayton, Ohio; Thomas, River; two
daughters, Mrs. Walter Davis, City, Miss Betty Preston, River; and
the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Barbara Franklin, River;
Mrs. Margie Daniels, River; Mrs. Irene Parson, Catlettsburg; Stella
Preston, Catlettsburg; Herman, River; Raymond, Boons Camp; Victor,
Wharton, W. Va., Homer, Dayton, Ohio; Paul, Dayton, Ohio; and
Junior, Dayton, Ohio.
Funeral services were conducted from the River United Baptist
Church at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 26, with Revs. C. J.
Sparks, and Germ Walters.
Burial was in the Preston Cemetery at River.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
Wednesday
October 2, 1957
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