Wister Presnell, son of Mrs. Callie Presnell and the late Wiley Presnell, of the Seagrove community, died in Memorial hospital, Asheboro, Saturday, as a result of injuries sustained Friday morning when he fell from a trick on the Asheboro-High Point road about nine miles south of High Point.
Mr. Presnell was riding on the seat by the side of his brother Fitzhugh, who was driving, when he noticed that the radiator cap was about to come off. The climbed out on the fender to tighten the cap and as he was screwing it in place, his hat blew off. He threw up his hand to catch his hat, lost his balance and fell to the asphalt, fracturing his skull and sustaining other injuries from which there was no hope for recovery. He was brought to Memorial hospital, Asheboro, for treatment.
Mr. Presnell was 31 years of age and unmarried. He resided with his widowed mother and was engaged in farming. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Fitzhugh and Dewitt, and two sisters, Mrs. Melvin Pierce and Mrs. Vernon Chriscoe, all of this county.
The funeral service was conducted at New Hope church last Sunday.
From the front page of The Courier, Asheboro, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 24, 1925
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