CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - ELMER PRESTON ==================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by Theresa Korth. theresayk@yahoo.com Permission granted by Theresa Korth. Published in: The Magnet Cemetery Directory, T. Korth ====================================================================== ELMER PRESTON Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Methodist church in Magnet for Elmer Preston, 92, Magnet’s oldest resident, who was found dead at his home December 18. Frank Von Rentzell who looked after the needs of Mr. Preston, found him dead when he went to the Preston home. Elmer Arnold Preston was born August 22, 1859 at Storm Lake, IA and moved with his parents to Bancroft , where they lived until moving to a farm near McLean in 1892. His father died while they lived on that farm and in 1908 he and his mother moved to Magnet. His mother died in 1924. He had never married. Mr. Preston is survived by a brother, Burt and a niece Eunice Preston, both of Lincoln. Other nieces and nephews surviving, who were former Magnet residents are Lee Moore of Grand Junction, CO, Mrs. Jack Buchanan, Catophia, Kans.; Ellis Preston, Abilene, Texas, Mrs. Bertha Snell, Los Angeles, Calif. Two brothers, Del and Ode and two sisters, Mrs. J.C. Moore and Mrs. Case preceded him in death.