Ethel Susan (Sue) Preston

A memorial service for Ethel Susan (Sue) Preston, 91, Harrison, Arkansas, formerly of West Plains, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 2, 2025, at Center Grove Baptist Church. 

Mrs. Preston passed away at 8:45 p.m., Thursday, April 24, 2025, at The Springs of Mount Vista Healthcare, Harrison, Arkansas.

She was born July 31, 1934, at Trail, Missouri, to William Henry Bass and Mary E. Trail Bass.  On December 5, 1959, she was married at Melbourne, Arkansas, to Burton (Pete) Preston, who preceded her in death on September 6, 1990.  Sue loved her Church and Brother Larry Hopkins.  She loved her kids and grandkids with her whole heart.  Her faith never wavered with the many losses she suffered through the years.  Sue was not a “center of attention” type of person; she always took care of others.

She is survived by four children, Connie Ruiz, Moody, Missouri, Jack Wallin, Macomb,  Missouri, Butch Wallin, Moody, Missouri and Lynn Parrish and husband, Danny, Green Forest, Arkansas; and many many grandchildren and great-grandchildren who loved her very much. 

Her grandparents, parents, husband, one daughter, Judy Wallin, two sons, Lloyd Wallin and Robert Preston, fiancée Dale Johnson, her sisters and one brother, Jack Bass, preceded her in death.  

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital or American Cancer Society, and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., West Plains, Missouri.