JOHN D. PRESTON
1925
   
Uncle John D. Preston Dies In Huntington
  
Civil War Veteran Answers Last Call After Eighty-One Years; Was At Home
 Of Daughter
  
Captain John D. Preston, 81 years old, Civil War Veteran, and one of the
oldest inhabitants of this section, dies Wednesday night in Huntington,
W. Va., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ethel Howes. His death came
from the infirmities of age and a fall last April which held him in bed
until his death. He is survived by four sons and two daughters, and one
half sister. The body was brought here from Huntington Thursday and taken
to the home of his son, W. M. (Bug) Preston. The funeral services were
held in the Mayo Memorial Church Friday afternoon and burial in The
Preston Cemetery in East Paintsville. The Rev. H. G. Sowards conducted
the funeral.
   
Captain Preston, affectionately known as Uncle John Dunk, was one of the
best known and loved citizens of Paintsville. He came from a prominent
family and lived his entire life here. With the exception of the past two
years which were spent with his children in Huntington, W. Va.
  
He was a member of the 39th Ky. Mounted Infantry all during the Civil War
and near the close was promoted to a Captaincy. He was a member of the G.
A. R. and the Masons. All during the war he was a buddy of Newt Daniels
who still lives on Greasy Creek.
  
He was an active and devout member of the Mayo Memorial Church and while
he lived in Paintsville was its most regular attendant. He lived a life
filled with good acts and useful deeds. He was loved and respected by
everyone who knew him. His home which was destroyed by fore a few years
ago stood on the corner of Main and Court streets and there he had lived
from the close of the Civil War until its destruction. He was a home-
loving man and at any time during the day he could be seen around his
home and usually with several friends.
   
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lee A. D. Tate and Mrs. Ethel
Howes; four sons, Frank H. Preston, J. E. Preston, and T. C. Preston all
of Huntington, and W. M. Preston of Paintsville; also one half sister,
Mrs. Arthur Preston of Graves Shoals.
   
Taps has been sounded for this grand old soldier, and with its last
fading notes came the far off, gentler notes of assembly calling him to
his final company. Paintsville has lost not only one of her oldest
citizens but one that was loved and reverenced by everyone. His life was
one of which he and the town could be proud and his last call came after
he had lived a true soldier of his maker.
  
Published
May 21, 1925
   
      
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