Barbara Jean Preston, 83, of rural Wabash, died at 4:58 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at her home. She was born Dec. 3, 1935, in Paintsville, Kentucky to Ed and Christine (Bailey) Hampton. Barbara was a 1953 graduate of Meade Memorial High School. She married Lyman Joe Preston in Paintsville on Dec. 25, 1954. She …read more.