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Former Dexter Man Dead

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
March
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
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Former Dexter Man Dead

Many of our citizens were greatly surprised Wednesday when they learned that Mr. F. E. Presley, the gentlemanly ticket agent of the M. K. & T. railroad here for a number of years, was dead.

Tuesday evening Mr. Presley went home suffering with la grippe. After hours of intense suffering brain fever set in and he was never able to leave his bed again.- Coffeyville (Kas.) Daily Independent.

The deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Presley, who were pioneer residents of this county. He was born in Dexter, where his life, until young manhood, was spent. He studied telegraphy and was at one time night operator for the Michigan Central at this station. Many of his old-time friends and associates are still here and many others are readers of the Leader, and all will sorrow at his untimely death. In his youthful days Mr. Presley was a facile and entertaining writer, and a number of his poems which were inspired by local incidents, are preserved in the old files of the Leader.

His funeral was held at the M. E. church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. H. McIntosh, and was largely attended. The bearers were boyhood companions of the deceased and his casket was covered with beautiful floral tributes. The interement took place in Forest Lawn. - Dexter Leader.