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Submitted: 3/23/21 • Approved: 3/24/21 • Last Updated: 3/27/21 • R401001-G401001-S3
Howard D.
1909-1990
Dolores M.
1917-1993
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*Obituary for Howard
Borger News Herald - June 14, 1990
Howard D. Preslar, 80, Borger, died at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, 1990 in Golden Plains Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Minton Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Art McAninch, pastor of Fairlanes Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery by Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors.
A native of Sanco, Texas, he had been a Borger resident since 1951.
He was retired from Phillips Petroleum Company, and ranching.
Mr. Preslar was a member of Future Farmers of America, and received an honorary chapter farmer degree in 1961, was an owner of 4-H Stock Farm, member of American and Texas Aberdeen Angus Association and a sponsor of the 4-H Club. He was a Baptist.
He married Dolores Campbell Aug. 5, 1946 in Borger.
Survivors include his wife of the home; two sons, Howard C. Preslar of Overton; and Bart Preslar; two daughters, Patricia Richardson of Riverview, Fla.; Phyllis Beamguard of Bartlesville, Okla.; two sisters, Louise Whiteside of Robert Lee, Texas; and Florence Evans of Lamesa, Texas; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
*Obituary for Dolores
Funeral services for Dolores M. Preslar, 76, Borger, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Minton Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Steve Miller, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery by Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Mrs. Preslar died Saturday, March 13, 1993 in Houston.
A native of Millersview, she had been a Borger resident since 1951. She was retired owner of Fairlanes Grocery, and a Baptist.
She married Howard D. Preslar Aug. 5, 1946 in Borger.
Survivors include a son, Howard C. Preslar of Overton; two daughters, Patricia Richardson of Riverview, Fla.; and Phyllis Beamguard of Houston; two sisters, Allie Dillard of Eden; Opal Bryan of Cleburne; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Norman Dillrd [sic], Jodie Richardson, Larry Beamguard, Tom Radosevich, Marnie Turpin, and Brent Fisher.
The family requests memorials be made to Dr. Hughes, VGI Program, Kelsey-Seybold Foundation, 1709 Dryden, Suite 1114, Houston, Texas, 77030.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Friday, March 19, 1993, Page 12)
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Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Dolores Preslar
Death Date: 13 Mar 1993
Death County: Harris
Gender: Female
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Dolores McCrary Cheatham
[Dolores Mcc Preslar]
[Delores Preslar]
[Dolores McCrary Campbell]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Feb 1917
Birth Place: Millersview, Texas
Death Date: Mar 1993
Father: Henry D Campbell
Mother: Ellen E McCrary
Notes: Oct 1945: Name listed as DOLORES MCCRARY CHEATHAM; Aug 1948: Name listed as DOLORES MCC PRESLAR; 26 Mar 1993: Name listed as DELORES PRESLAR
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