Floyd County GaArchives Obituaries.....Preston A. Herndon, Sr. March 3 1960 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: W. Stephens wend@bellsouth.net May 6, 2004, 12:36 pm (Rome News Tribune, Thursday, March 3, 1960) Preston A. Herndon, Sr., 75, of 13 Merrell Ave., died in a Rome hospital this morning. He had been ill since October, but his death came following a stroke Wednesday night at which time he was hospitalized. He was born in Newnan, March 31, 1884, son of the late Sam Herndon and Ann Jones Herndon, and resided in Woodbury, Ga. For several years prior to moving to Rome in May 1959. He was a member of the Baptist church and a retired farmer. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James Powers, Rome and Miss Peggy Herndon of LaGrange; four sons, P. A. Herndon, Jr., Woodbury; G. W. E. Herndon of Carrollton, Bobby J. Herndon of the U. S. Marines, stationed in Ontario, Canada and Jerry J. Herndon of Rome; two sisters, Mrs. Modena Hall of Newnan and Mrs. Olen Gallett of Fairburn; one brother, Geta Herndon of Austell; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. (Rome News Tribune, Thursday, March 3, 1960) This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb