THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, January 19, 1997 TAG: 9701190059
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: WAKEFIELD LENGTH: 26 lines
Edna Collier Presson, 92, 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 and the United Methodist Women of the church, and the Wakefield Woman'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; five great-great-grandchildren; and many other beloved relatives and friends. She was the mother of the late H.C. ``Bubba'' Presson and Howard Presson Jr.; and sister of the late Randolph D. Collier, Horace C. Collier and Earl Collier.
A funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in Rocky Hock United Methodist Church by the Rev. C. Randolph Duncan. Burial will be in Rocky Hock Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Presson home on Owen's Grove Road, Wakefield, from 2 to 5 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to the church. Purviance Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY