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Preston Farish Solomon
November 16, 2018
Mr. Preston Farish Solomon, age 88, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 in Pensacola, Florida.
Mr. Solomon was a native and life long resident of Walnut Hill, FL. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving with the US Army, where he received a Purple Heart, the Bronze Star V Device and numerous battlefield accommodations. He was a retired farmer and former employee at St. Regis Paper Co. He was a Freemason and a member of the Century Masonic Lodge, member of the Purple Heart Association, former director of Escambia River Electric and member of the Walnut Hill Baptist Church. He attended the Annie Jones United Methodist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bartow and Jodie Solomon; sister, Juanita Solomon Pacetti; brother, Bartow Solomon, Jr.; and granddaughter, Mattie Elizabeth Solomon.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Patricia Solomon of Walnut Hill, FL; one daughter, Amelia Solomon (Randy) Frahm of Rockwood, TN; two sons, John Preston (Stephanie) Solomon of Walnut Hill, FL and Joseph Michael (Denise) Solomon of Markham, TX; and five grandchildren, Tabitha Frahm, Jordan Frahm, John Preston Solomon, Makenna Solomon Krenek and Levi Godwin Solomon.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 10:30 AM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Lee Bateman officiating.
Burial will follow at the Walnut Hill Baptist Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Monday, November 19, 2018 from 6 to 8 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC in charge of all arrangements, Atmore, Alabama.
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Thank you so much, Dickie, Lora, and Betsy! I really appreciate all the people who reached out to me and my family at this difficult time. It’s a surreal feeling to lose a parent as so many of you know. Love you! Amelia
Please know that the Solomon family is in our thoughts and prayers.
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted
Amelia and family, sending loving thoughts and prayers during your time of loss.