Funeral service for Lewis “Sonny” Clifford Preston, 78, of Trinity will be Friday, November 21, 2014, at 3 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church with Bro. Ted Vafeas and Bro. Robert Smith officiating and Lawrence Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. at the church.
Mr. Preston died Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at Decatur Morgan Hospital. He was born December 16, 1935, in Lawrence County to James Lewis Preston and Lucy Dean Armor Preston. Sonny was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and retired as an electronic technician for Redstone Arsenal Missile Command. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church. His parents preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Ann Vaughan Preston; one son, Gregory Lewis Preston (Jane) of Lake Havasu City, AZ; three daughters, Gina Preston Smith (Jimmy) of Decatur, Jill Preston Evans of Roseville, CA, and Wendy Preston Terry (Wendell) of Decatur; one brother, Harold Dean Preston of Moulton; one sister, Cheryl Preston Harrison of Huntsville; and three grandchildren, Spencer Terry and Ethan Smith, both of Decatur, and Mahala Preston of Lake Havasu City, AZ.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Hill, Mark Montgomery, Pat McCullouch, Clyde Hill, Danny Hill and Greg Hill.
