Preston Thomas Sloop, 17, of Pisgah Forest, died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at his home in the Bass Lake community. He was a native and lifelong resident of Henderson County, moving to Bass Lake in January of this year. He was a son of J.D. Sloop, Jr. and Deborah Lynn Yongue of Pisgah Forest. A sophomore at West Henderson High School, he loved to fish, play the guitar, and play Henderson County baseball. He attended First Baptist Church in Hendersonville. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Thomas L. Yongue and J. D. Sloop.
In addition to his parents, survivors include two brothers, J. D. Sloop III, of Pisgah Forest, Scott Sloop of California; two sisters, Melissa Froberg of Chicago, IL, Charity Daloia of Ft. Mill, SC; maternal grandmother, Mae Carroll of Sardis, Alabama, paternal grandmother, Ruth Sloop of Burbank, IL; a number of aunts and uncles; several cousins; a niece, Jessica Renee Riveria; two nephews, Robert and Joseph Daloia; and best friend, Colby Chrisman.
A funeral will be held at 5:00 pm Friday, May 15, 2009, at the First Baptist Church of Hendersonville. Revs. Ryan Pack and Scott Shives will officiate. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 pm, prior to the service at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Preston Sloop Memorial Fund, C/O Carolina Baptist Association, Mountain First Bank, P.O. Box 298, Etowah, NC 28729.
Peter Pan was a good ol boy,
Brown hair and ligh blue eys,
Out their on that gorgouse feild,
Aint no ball would pass him by,
Everytime i’d see him run, I’d just sit back and say,
Peter Pan……Better Fly
Hey JD its harley….you remember me? I came down after the funeral and played guitar with you and spent the night in prestins room with Lucus and them. I just wanted to let you know that if you type in Preston Sloop on google you will see a myspace that is mine. It says hArLeY (RIP) Preston Sloop. Well anyways it was good to talk to you again hopefully i will come see you guys soon.
Really gonna miss you sitting in front of me in 1st period, especially listening to you play our guitar and singing. see you one day. love you man
My thought’s and prayers are with you JD and your family..We shared many good..Times together..You and Jim Herdia and i…
Preston was my best freind. He was the nicest guy you would ever meet. It’s hard for me to think about him now. Every time I do I cry. He was a brother to me.
Preston… I miss you man. I will never forget you. I love you and I can’t wait to see you in heaven.
Cody Kling
Our thoughts and prayers are with your entire family. We will miss Preston. Preston was sharing his love of the guitar and was giving my son guitar lessons. My son would practice the new things Preston would show him; since sunday he practices even more. Please let us know if there is anything that we can do for you.
JD sorry to hear about Preston. my thougs and prayers are with you.if there is anything i can do let me no. i’m still at the laurels
We loved you and will miss you more than words can say!
my heart goes out to the family,my teenage son passed away less than a year ago.God will lead you thru this.i have you in my thoughts and prayers that you have strength and peace.
Please know that Preston is remembered as a wonderful young man by his teachers and students. In conversations I had with his many friends, he was consistently characterized as kind, nonjudgemental, caring, funny, and fun-loving. He never said anything negative to or about anyone else. He always found a way to improve the mood of those around him and was admired for his musical talent, for his speed in baseball, and for making half-court basketball shots. I feel that his friends will be forever touched by his posiive spirit. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.