Carol Preston Obituary

CAROL PRESTON
January 26, 1928 - March 20, 2011

Carol Preston, 83, of Vancouver, WA, died March 20, 2011. She was born Jan. 26, 1928 in Salt Lake City, UT to Edgar and Harriet Gibson.
Carol is survived by her sons, Richard Preston of Vancouver and Bill Preston of Bonner's Ferry, ID; daughters, Lynn Siegfried of Vancouver and Karen Buckman of Kneeland, CA; and brothers, Tom Gibson and Harry Gibson.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, William Preston in 2010; her brothers, Loren, Don, Boyd, Hoot; and her sister, Fern.
The family would like to thank her caregivers at Caretique for their many years of loving and generous care given to both Carol and her husband Bill.
There will be no service.
Please sign Carol's guest book at: www.columbian.com/obits.

Published by The Columbian on Mar. 23, 2011.
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I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER CAROL AND HER HUSBAND BILL...VERY SPECIAL COUPLE...

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