Individual Details

Birth

Mendocino Coast Beacon (Mendocino, California) Sat, Dec 30, 1905, Page 4
BORN
ENGLISH --At Covelo, Dec. 19, 1905, to Mr. and Mrs. Dan English, a son.

Death

Ukiah Daily Journal (Ukiah, California) 22 Sep 1936, Tue ·Page 4
Preston English Is Laid To Rest
COVELO, Sept. 10 - Funeral services for Preston English were held at the Federated church, Tuesday afternoon, September 15, Rev. C. H. Pederson delivering the messsage. Charles Lovell was funeral director.
Preston English, the son of D. P. English was born in Covelo, December 19, 1905 and had spent practically all of his life here. He died at the Stanford Lane Hospital, September 12, 1936. Surviving relatives beside the grief stricken father, who had always made a pal of his son, are his step mother, Mrs. Josie English, one sister, Mrs. Beulah Lovell, both of Covelo, the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Louisa Long of Calistoga, uncles, Henry and Lew, Wylie, Dick and Vinson English, all of Covelo; aunts, Miss Elizabeth English of Ukiah; Nell Burt of Sacramento Valley, and Mrs. Etta Lobdell of Calistoga; a nephew, Jack Lovell and niece, Mrs. Luelia Thomson, both of Covelo, and many cousins, to all of whom the sincerest sympathy of the community is extended.
The Pall bearers who carried Preston to his long home in the white city were Preston Shields, a lifelong friend, and seven cousins: Stanford Long, Harold Saunders, and Bryon, Charlie, Darrell, Clinton and Shirley English. Hymns of his own choosing were sung by a quartet composed of Dr. John S. Hogshead, Sam Gray, Mrs. J. S. Rohrbough and Mrs. G. F. Johnson with Mrs. G. R. Redwing at the piano. The numbers were "God Will Take Care of You." "Someday We'll Understand," and a solo, "Tell Mother I'll Be There." sung by Dr. Hogshead. The floral offerings were especially beautiful and the service beautifully simple, with interment in the Masonic cemetery. Although a semi-invalid since the age of six, Preston will be remembered for his cheerfulness and uncomplaining acceptance of his handicap. His main joys were found in driving his car, in playing the saxophone and guitar, and in reading good books. His last illness began a little over two weeks ago, at which time he was taken to San Francisco for hospitalization, but he shortly reached the end of Life's Journey and was brought home by his father, sister and aunt, Elizabeth who had watched by his side.