Show WILLIAM PRESTON DIES like a bolt out ot of a clear sky came the announcement yesterday morning of the death or of william preston ot of this city at weston idaho whither mr air preston had gone to assist in the operation of 0 a store belonging to his brother while he was serving as a member of 0 the idaho legislature when he left home a few days ago mr air preston was enjoying reasonably good health though he had been suffering rheumatism for or the last few years that death would so soon overtake him ill was far from borne out by his hia physical condition however and ills his passing has all but stunned his relatives and many friends according to the telephonic report mr preston arose as usual on wednesday morning and after performing ills his morning ablutions was in ili the act of putting on oil his collar when lie he suddenly discovered that ills his fingers would not obey and lie he called to ills his brothers wife at whose home he was stopping stepping I 1 saying that lie he felt peculiar and was unable to fasten his collar mrs preston rushed to ills his assistance in time to catch him as he collapsed and after depositing him upon a bed she called for help mr air preston never regained consciousness but passed away yesterday morning about eig eight hr t the cause of death was ap apoplexy pop lexy in the passing of william preston this community loses a sterling citizen although not a long time resident of 0 brigham city mr air preston had made his personality felt in the community and hs he was regarded by all who knew him as a thoroughly honest and god fearing man an enterprising conscientious citizen and a splendid neighbor mr preston was born at norwood peterboro Peter boro ontario canada february 10 1860 the family removed to this section in 1868 locating at INI weston eston where the subject of this sketch became prominently identified with the development of 0 that community mr air preston was a fainter lai iner ind and merchant having engaged in the mercantile business at weston for a number of years then removed to garland in 1907 to assume the management of 0 the garland mercantile company four or five years later he came to ao this city and became manager of the hanson mercantile which is now the leader store while still a resident of weston mr air preston was one ot of ane tile presidency ot of the quorum of seventy he also served as second counselor in ili the bishopric and worked in the alie sunday school in various positions including the lie he served as a missionary to england in 1903 1003 5 and after removing to garland lie he become e identified with tile the Y AT AT 1 I A of the dear bear river stake being a member of the stake board during his residence in this city mr preston has been an all assiduous church worker and has always given support to every movement of a public nature which meant for the progress of the corn coin inanity mr air preston is survived by his v wife ire mrs annie preston one son lorin W preston and one daughter lizzle lizzie preston both of whom reside at garland I 1 miss vera preston a daughter of ills his brother and whose mother died when she was an infant was taken by mr air and mrs preston reared and cherished as their very tery own and she III likewise e has always felt the tender I 1 regard gar of daughter tor for father and mother toward mr and mrs preston Under undertaker hoopes went up to weston yesterday afternoon to prepare tile the remains for shipment and to bring them hem to this city arrangements have been made to hold bold funeral services in the first ward chapel sunday afternoon beginning at it being impracticable to begin at an earlier hour on account ot of the monthly meeting of the stake and ward officers of the box E rider ider stake |