Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Presson, Howard H., 1929 

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HOWARD HENLEY PRESSON 

HOWARD H. PRESSON 

  DENDRON, VA., - April 10 - The funeral of Howard H. Presson, 30, who died 
at the home of his father, J. Henley Presson, Sunday night, was held yesterday 
afternoon at the home of his father by the Rev. A.K. Lambdin, pastor of the 
Methodist church at Wakefield, assisted by the Rev. A.W. Linthicum, pastor of 
the Dendron Methodist Church, and the Rev. E.B. White, pastor of the Dendron 
Christian church.  Interment was made in Rocky Hock Cemetery.  He is survived 
by his wife, who was before her marriage, Miss Edna Collier; three children, 
Howard Henley Presson, Jr., Harris Collier Presson and Alley Bishop Presson; 
three sisters, Miss Virginia Collier Presson, of the Holland public school; 
Miss Louise Presson, student of Farmville State Teachers' College, and Miss 
Helen Presson, of near Dendron; and one brother Arthur Presson, also of near 
Dendron and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Henley Presson. 


Howard Henley PRESSON, farmer, 
b. 4 Feb 1899, Surry Co., d. 7 Apr 1929, at father's home, Surry Co., 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 78*), 9 Apr 1929, 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Apr. 11, 1929, p. 3 

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

His parents are buried in Plot 37. 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #20637838. 

D.Cert. 12079 (Blackwater #1) states he d. of Convulsions, of unkown cause. 

His widow's obit ("Daily Press," Jan. 19, 1997, p. 26) and a memorial 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p625e5ob.txt 

His father's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," May 15, 1945, p. 17) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p625h2ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Feb. 1, 1949) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p625i1ob.txt 


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