Charles Everett Preston
of Chelsea, Michigan; formerly of Bridgeport, WV, passed away at the Chelsea Retirement Center on March 12, 2015, at age 88. He was born in Ulysses, Kentucky, on July 8, 1926, to Mary (George) and Emmit Preston and served honorably in Japan and the Philippines during WWII. After marrying Tressie Cooper, of Elkview, WV, he moved to Bridgeport, WV, and worked for Thomas, Field, and Co. as a regional salesman; he also owned a clothing store named “The Quality Center” in downtown Bridgeport.