Mary Alice (Hall) Preston (1912)
HALL, LIBBY, MURPHY, PRESTON
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 2/26/2007 at 15:51:12
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, January 10, 1912MRS. DAVID PRESTON DIES IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. D. W. Preston died at Mercy hospital in Des Moines on Tuesday, and the body was brought here for burial this morning. Mrs. Preston was taken to the hospital on Monday, and submitted to an operation on Tuesday morning, for the removal of a tumor of the face. She never recovered from the effects of the anesthetic and passed away without regaining consciousness.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced, but will probably be held on Thursday afternoon.
_______________________The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, January 17, 1912
Page 5Mary Alice Hall was born in Clinton county, Ohio Jan. 7, 1862 and died in Des Moines, Jan. 9, 1912, age 50 years and 2 days. She came with her parents to Elmwood, Peoria county, Ill., when about six years of age.
On March 6, 1879, at Elmwood, she was united in marriage to David Preston. Eight children came to bless this union, Ernest, Mable—who died in infancy, Harvey, Roy, Mrs. Bessie Murphy, Mrs. May Libby, Lloyd who died in infancy and Amy L.
The family came to Madison county, Iowa in the spring of 1894, locating in the neighborhood of Providence church, and moved to Winterset in January, 1908.
In the winter of 1905, she accepted Christ as her Savior and united with the United Brethren church. Her Christian experience has been full of comfort and joy to her and she died in the hope of immortality.
Besides those mentioned, she leaves an aged father of Quincy, Ill, and five brothers and four sisters, she being the oldest of the family. A brother David W. Hall of Galesburg, Ill., was present at the funeral.
On Jan. 8th, she went to Mercy hospital, Des Moines, buoyant, full of hope for future happiness and fellowship, but the grain was too great and on Tuesday the spirit took its flight, to be forever with the Lord.
Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. L. F. Davis. Interment in Rock City cemetery.
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