Obituary of Carol Sue Presson

Carol S. Presson, 82, of Iowa City, died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 3pm Sunday, June 5, 2016, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, where there will be a time of visitation from 1pm until services on Sunday. Memorial donations can be made in her memory to the Kirkwood Avenue Church of Christ, or to the Haiti Mission Project through the church. Online condolences can be shared with her family through the funeral home website @ www.gayandciha.com. Carol Sue Elinor was born June 8, 1933, in Trezevant, TN, the daughter of Charles A. and Allie Mae (Essary) Elinor. She attended and graduated from high school in Trezevant, and then attended Bethel College in McKenzie, TN. Here she met and fell in love with James “Lindy” Presson. The couple married on November 27, 1952. They resided and began a family in Trezevant until moving to Iowa City in 1957, where Lindy accepted a position with Procter & Gamble. She enjoyed much in her lifetime: her gardens, perfecting her seamstress abilities, and being active in her church. She was a most gracious host to many throughout the years, but most near and dear to her heart was her family. Carol loved being wife, mom, and grandma! Her family includes her husband, Lindy; two daughters and their husbands, Elinor and Gary Gates of Kansas City, MO; and Pamela and David Jernigan of Little Rock, AR; grandchildren, Amanda Dolinger (Kenneth), Grant Gates (fiancée, Katie Creed), Laura Keane (Dr. Cooper Keane) and Lindsay Jernigan; great-grandchildren, Naomi Dolinger, Ellis Keane, and Courtney Keane; a sister, Sandra Beasley (Dr. Alfred Beasley) and her brother, Grant Elinor (Barbara). She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Charla Renner.