Preston Acree, 88 of Elizabethtown, died at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Hospice of South Central Indiana.

Mr. Acree was a Laboratory Technologist at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour and Columbus Regional Hospital. He graduated from Western Kentucky University, with a Bachelor of Science Degree. He was a member of Lakeview Church of Christ and loved hunting, fishing, beekeeping and gardening. He served in the U.S. Army as a medic and received the Bronze Star.

The funeral will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Norman Funeral Home in Hope with Mike Radcliff officiating. Calling hours will be Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Seymour.

Memorials may be given to Hospice of South Central Indiana.

Born in Edmonton, Ky., Jan. 10, 1924, Mr. Acree was the son of Sherman and Flora Romines Acree. He married Nina Ruth Ray on December 24, 1947, and she preceded him in death on November 3, 2011.

Survivors include a son, Steven Acree (John Sins) of Palm Springs,CA; grandchildren, Michael (Diana) Acree of Elizabethtown, Rachael (Kiel Barkdull) Acree of Anderson and Daniel (Janice) Acree of Waymansville; seven great-grandchildren; siblings, Buddy (Hilda) Acree of Scottsville, KY, Jimmy (Frances) Acree of Edmonton, KY, Elaine Warren of Louisville, KY, and Joe (Lois) Acree of Edmonton, Ky.

Mr. Acree was preceded in death by his parents, his wife , a son, Tim Acree, and a brother, Edward Acree.