Della Daniel

donated by  Betty

    Della Preston was born on the Sycamore Fork of Tom's Creek at what is known now as Nippa, Johnson Co., KY., on Dec 11, 1882. She was the daughter of the late Joe and Sally Helton Daniel. On June 5, 1905, she met and was married to Dr. T. R. Preston. Mrs. Preston suffered from that deadful disease TB. She was taken by her family to a sanitarium in Lousville and to different hospitals in Paintsville. But inspite of all that loving hands and medical skill could do, in the early morning of Saturday, Oct 31, 1942, she like a brave soldier bid her family and many friends goodbye and went out to meet that God in whom she had trusted so long.

    The body was brought to the Preston Funeral Home for burial and then on Sunday morning it was returned to the home. In the afternoon, the body was taken to her old church where the services were held. Revs. Foster Grim, Dennis Caldwell and Brother Hackworth were in charge of services. Immediately after the funeral, the body was laid to rest in the little  cemetery in front of the church. She leaves to mourn her going, her husband, Dr. T. R. Preston and daughter, Ollie (Roy Edward) Gresham, her aged mother, three brother and four  sisters, John R. Daniel of Stambaugh; Arthro Daniel of Sitka, Milt Daniel, of  Nippa. Mrs Minnie Brown of Volga, Mrs Julia Arrowood of Van Lear, Mrs.  Maltie Grim of Stambaugh, and Mrs Jennie Saddler of Nippa, and a host of relatives andd friends. She came to the end of the journey of life being fifty nine years, ten months and twenty days old.