Thomas F. Preston passed away Friday morning, January 30, 1925, at his home in Lawrence, Kansas. His relatives and friends were very sad when they received the notice of his death. He was born in Vermon County, Wisconsin, in 1868. His was 56 years of age. He came to Iowa when a boy, or a very young man and in a few years was converted and united with the First Baptist Church in Adams County, and has always since been a church member. Was married to Miss Flora Alice Homan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Homan, in 1896. To this union were born six children, the first one dying in infancy. The rest are all living, namely, Mrs. Fern Barrowcliff, Bridgewater, Iowa, Mrs. Lula Steinle, Russell, Kansas, Floyd and Marie at home, Flora Alice at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lincoln, in Brooks, Iowa.
His loving wife, Flora Alice, passed away in 1908 in Coring and was buried here in the Forest Hill Cemetery. His children were then placed among different families. He and two of his children spent two years with his brother-in-law, Ed W. Homan, in the town of Rogers, Arkansas. In 1910, he was again married to Miss Virginia Puckett in Rogers, Arkansas, who survives him. Three children were born to this union, namely Joseph, Everett, and Carl, all young and at home. He has three brothers and one sister living, William Harris, Albia, Iowa, Mrs. Becky Wagner, Kansas, Steve, northwest of Mt. Etna, Isaac, Los Angeles, California. He was seriously unwell for almost a year, not able to do any work. So recently had a public sale, sold all the cows and farm property and moved into the city of Lawrence, Kansas. Had not for ten or twelve weeks been able to go to bed, so finally he passed from Time to Eternity. Was always an honorable and good moral and Christian man. All of his relatives and friends are grieved because of his death, but are glad because of his upright life. The deceased was buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery by the side of his former wife, Flora Alice. All have sympathy with the dear children, also with the dear surviving wife, who too is a Christian.
I cannot say, and I will not say,
That he is dead. He is just away.
And left as dreaming how very fair,
It needs must be, since he lingers there.
Think of him faring on as dear,
In the love of there, as the love of here.
Think of him still, as the same I say,
He is not dead, he is just away.
Adams County Free Press, February 6, 1925.
His loving wife, Flora Alice, passed away in 1908 in Coring and was buried here in the Forest Hill Cemetery. His children were then placed among different families. He and two of his children spent two years with his brother-in-law, Ed W. Homan, in the town of Rogers, Arkansas. In 1910, he was again married to Miss Virginia Puckett in Rogers, Arkansas, who survives him. Three children were born to this union, namely Joseph, Everett, and Carl, all young and at home. He has three brothers and one sister living, William Harris, Albia, Iowa, Mrs. Becky Wagner, Kansas, Steve, northwest of Mt. Etna, Isaac, Los Angeles, California. He was seriously unwell for almost a year, not able to do any work. So recently had a public sale, sold all the cows and farm property and moved into the city of Lawrence, Kansas. Had not for ten or twelve weeks been able to go to bed, so finally he passed from Time to Eternity. Was always an honorable and good moral and Christian man. All of his relatives and friends are grieved because of his death, but are glad because of his upright life. The deceased was buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery by the side of his former wife, Flora Alice. All have sympathy with the dear children, also with the dear surviving wife, who too is a Christian.
I cannot say, and I will not say,
That he is dead. He is just away.
And left as dreaming how very fair,
It needs must be, since he lingers there.
Think of him faring on as dear,
In the love of there, as the love of here.
Think of him still, as the same I say,
He is not dead, he is just away.
Adams County Free Press, February 6, 1925.
Thomas F. Preston passed away Friday morning, January 30, 1925, at his home in Lawrence, Kansas. His relatives and friends were very sad when they received the notice of his death. He was born in Vermon County, Wisconsin, in 1868. His was 56 years of age. He came to Iowa when a boy, or a very young man and in a few years was converted and united with the First Baptist Church in Adams County, and has always since been a church member. Was married to Miss Flora Alice Homan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Homan, in 1896. To this union were born six children, the first one dying in infancy. The rest are all living, namely, Mrs. Fern Barrowcliff, Bridgewater, Iowa, Mrs. Lula Steinle, Russell, Kansas, Floyd and Marie at home, Flora Alice at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lincoln, in Brooks, Iowa.
His loving wife, Flora Alice, passed away in 1908 in Coring and was buried here in the Forest Hill Cemetery. His children were then placed among different families. He and two of his children spent two years with his brother-in-law, Ed W. Homan, in the town of Rogers, Arkansas. In 1910, he was again married to Miss Virginia Puckett in Rogers, Arkansas, who survives him. Three children were born to this union, namely Joseph, Everett, and Carl, all young and at home. He has three brothers and one sister living, William Harris, Albia, Iowa, Mrs. Becky Wagner, Kansas, Steve, northwest of Mt. Etna, Isaac, Los Angeles, California. He was seriously unwell for almost a year, not able to do any work. So recently had a public sale, sold all the cows and farm property and moved into the city of Lawrence, Kansas. Had not for ten or twelve weeks been able to go to bed, so finally he passed from Time to Eternity. Was always an honorable and good moral and Christian man. All of his relatives and friends are grieved because of his death, but are glad because of his upright life. The deceased was buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery by the side of his former wife, Flora Alice. All have sympathy with the dear children, also with the dear surviving wife, who too is a Christian.
I cannot say, and I will not say,
That he is dead. He is just away.
And left as dreaming how very fair,
It needs must be, since he lingers there.
Think of him faring on as dear,
In the love of there, as the love of here.
Think of him still, as the same I say,
He is not dead, he is just away.
Adams County Free Press, February 6, 1925.
His loving wife, Flora Alice, passed away in 1908 in Coring and was buried here in the Forest Hill Cemetery. His children were then placed among different families. He and two of his children spent two years with his brother-in-law, Ed W. Homan, in the town of Rogers, Arkansas. In 1910, he was again married to Miss Virginia Puckett in Rogers, Arkansas, who survives him. Three children were born to this union, namely Joseph, Everett, and Carl, all young and at home. He has three brothers and one sister living, William Harris, Albia, Iowa, Mrs. Becky Wagner, Kansas, Steve, northwest of Mt. Etna, Isaac, Los Angeles, California. He was seriously unwell for almost a year, not able to do any work. So recently had a public sale, sold all the cows and farm property and moved into the city of Lawrence, Kansas. Had not for ten or twelve weeks been able to go to bed, so finally he passed from Time to Eternity. Was always an honorable and good moral and Christian man. All of his relatives and friends are grieved because of his death, but are glad because of his upright life. The deceased was buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery by the side of his former wife, Flora Alice. All have sympathy with the dear children, also with the dear surviving wife, who too is a Christian.
I cannot say, and I will not say,
That he is dead. He is just away.
And left as dreaming how very fair,
It needs must be, since he lingers there.
Think of him faring on as dear,
In the love of there, as the love of here.
Think of him still, as the same I say,
He is not dead, he is just away.
Adams County Free Press, February 6, 1925.
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