Log Cabin Democrat Conway, Arkansas Thomas Jefferson Presson, 79, of Vilonia died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at his home. Born April 6, 1921, in Hickman, Ky., a son of the late Eulys Presson and Gussie D. Love Bell, he was a Jehovah's Witness minister. He is survived by one son, Tom Presson of Boulder, Co.; two daughters, Kathy Gregory of Ofallon, Mo. and Darlene Slattery of Warrenton, Mo.; one brother, Clarence Presson of Fulton, Mo.; one sister, Chris "Mabel" Bean of Jacksonville, Ill.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial services were Saturday at Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall with Brade Day officiating. The body was cremated. Arrangements were by Griffin Leggett-Conway.