Obituary

Preston M. Tolbert, 27, died Friday (Oct. 29, 2010) in Liberal.

He was born on Oct. 21, 1983, in Newton to Diane K. (Rogers) Tripp and Raymond S. Tolbert. Preston graduated from Newton High School in 2002. He then went on to attend Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson. Preston was employed at Central States in Salina as a fumigator for grain elevators. He had church membership with Columbus Avenue Church of Christ in Newton. Preston had many hobbies and many friends. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his children, and was an avid sports fanatic. He spent a lot of time following the Kansas City Chiefs, Steelers and Raiders football games and many others. Preston also loved to play softball. He had played on a Wichita team and two teams in the Newton community.

His survivors include his wife, Jeanna Watson-Tolbert; son, Kembran Tolbert; daughter, McKaelah Watson of Arkansas City; mother, Diane K. Tripp and husband Matt of Ellsworth; father, Raymond S. Tolbert and Deborah Kingsley of Newton; brother, Alexander “A.J.” Kingsley and wife LaTiffany of Newton; sister, Vanessa Shonte’ Armstrong and husband James of Salina; maternal grandfather, Gary Rogers and wife Miriam of Victoria; paternal grandmother, Anita Tolbert of Wichita; other maternal grandparents, Gary and Leann Kingsley of Newton; great-grandmother, Ena Hanke of Newton; uncles, Herbert Tolbert II of Newton, Vernon Tolbert of Wichita, Rick and wife Chris Rogers of Newton; and more aunts, uncles and cousins. Preceding him in death was a maternal grandmother, Kathlean Hendricks, and a paternal grandfather, Herbert Tolbert.

Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday (Nov 4) at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday (Nov. 5) at Columbus Avenue Church of Christ in Newton. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton. Memorials may be made to the Preston Tolbert Childrens’ Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.