Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Presson, Edna P. Collier, 1997 

************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm
************************************************

EDNA PAULINE COLLIER PRESSON 

EDNA C. PRESSON 

  WAKEFIELD - Edna Collier Presson, 92, resident of Wakefield, passed away 
Saturday, Jan. 18, 1997, at Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk.  She was 
the widow of Howard Henley Presson Sr. and daughter of the late Samuel Harris 
and Berdie Bishop Collier. 

  She was a very active member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, the 
United Methodist Women of the church and the Wakefield Women's Club.  She had 
retired as a saleswoman and buyer for Peebles Department Store, Wakefield. 

  She is survived by a son, Allie B. Presson of Waverly; two daughters-in-law, 
Dorothy I., and Dorothy M. Presson; 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren 
and five great-great grandchildren; and many other beloved relatives and 
friends.  She was mother of the late H.C. "Bubba" Presson and Howard H. 
Presson Jr. and sister of the late Earl Collier. 

  Funeral services will be held in Rocky Hock United Methodist Church on 
Monday, Jan. 20, at 3 p.m. by the Rev. C. Randolph Duncan.  Burial will follow 
in Rocky Hock Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the Presson 
home on Owens Grove Road, Wakefield, on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. 

  Memorial donations may be made to the church. 

  Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, is handling arrangements. 

****************************************************************************** 

EDNA PAULINE COLLIER PRESSON - MEMORIAL BULLETIN 
1904 - 1997 

  Edna Presson was born in Suffolk and was the daughter of Samuel Harris and 
Bertie [sic; Berdie] Bishop Collier.  In June of 1922, she married Howard 
Henley Presson, who died in 1929 leaving Edna with three small children - H.C. 
"Bubba" Presson, Howard Presson, and Allie B. Presson.  Edna worked at and 
retired from Peebles Department Store in Wakefield where she was employed as 
a saleswoman and buyer for many years. 

  Edna loved life, and her church and family were very important to her.  She 
was talented with her hands, making a lot of clothes for her twin 
granddaughters, Judy Presson Baldwin and Jane Presson Franklin.  One of her 
small great-grandsons once commented, "Granny can do anything - sew, knit, 
make pickles, and her special strawberries."  At the age of 90, Edna went with 
her family on her first cruise! 

  She was a very active member in Rocky Hock Church, and was instrumental from 
the beginning in the making of Christmas ornaments for the church.  She loved 
making the advent wreaths each year for the church, and continued to do so 
until her death.  Edna was know for her "copper carrots" which she always 
brought to the Rocky Hock book review luncheons. 

  At the time of her death, Edna had been blesses with 12 grandchildren, 15 
great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.  She is buried in Rocky 
Hock Cemetery. 

  Thanks to Judy Presson Baldwin for the picture and information. 

[picture - Edna Presson with two of her great-great-grandsons, Parker Holt and 
 Brannon Presson in 1996.] 


Edna Pauline (COLLIER; Mrs. Howard H. Sr.) PRESSON, retired sales clerk, 
b. 14 Jul 1904, Suffolk, d. 18 Jan 1997, Suffolk, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 78*), 20 Jan 1997, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Jan. 19, 1997, p. 26; 
Rocky Hock Church bulletin 

*Rocky Hock list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

A photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #20637872. 

Her father's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Apr. 11, 1929, p. 3) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p625h5ob.txt 

Her widowed mother, "Berdie" Roberta O'Neal (BISHOP) COLLIER, 2m. Willard Ovid 
   EMORY, 8 Mar 1919, in Surry Co.  Berdie & Ovid are buried in Waverly 
   Cemetery, Sussex Co. 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p625e5ob.txt