The family will receive friends during visitation on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel from 6:30pm to 8pm. A graveside service will be held on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 11 am at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. Please note that services are subject to change due to inclement weather. We encourage you to visit our page again prior to services for any rescheduling updates.
Bertie was born in Stephenville, Texas to parents, Estel and Ruby Lawson. She met her beloved husband, Jerry Preston, in 1969. They married soon after and celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2020.
She spent her early years in Stephenville before moving to Fort Worth. Bertie always enjoyed working in her garden, attending her grand daughter’s activities, hosting holidays, and spending time with family. Bertie a loving wife, caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend will be dearly missed.
She is preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Willis Lawson.
Left to cherish Bertie’s memory are her husband, Jerry W. Preston; daughter Debbie (Larry) Cates, son, Gary Losonczy; granddaughter, Leeann Losonczy, step-granddaughter, Krystal Stalder; great-grandson, Sean; and Leeann’s mother, Melissa Losonczy.
In lieu of flowers, Memorial gifts in Bertie’s name may be made to The American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.
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