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You would say "...is preceded..." if you note that fact at the person's time of death. "Was preceded" is how the obituary would be worded because it was written after the person's death. Both deaths would have happened in the past.
They are talking about the deceased and their relationship to the remaining surviving family members. (e.g.: John was "preceded in death" by his wife Joan.) In the example, Joan preceded John in death.
Whitney Houston's father preceded her in death. He died on August 28, 1987 from complications from a heart attack. Whitney Houston is buried next to him in Whitfield Cemetary.
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I think you mean "preceded in death" which means "died before" .
Oliver Cromwell's death
He probably gave a little cough and then died.
Only if preceded by extreme blunt trauma or the headache is from hemorrhaging.
Shakespeare's only son, Hamnet, predeceased him.
The medieval plague of the black death greatly preceded the discovery of penicillin. No antibiotics, or any other effective treatments, were used to treat the black death.
her mother is still alive but it is belived that her father died in the year 2000 but no-one has yet found the correct way of his death.
a guy speaking on the death of his friend's father, "i can understand your love and affection for your father. a guy speaking on the death of his friend's father, "i can understand your love and affection for your father. a guy speaking on the death of his friend's father, "i can understand your love and affection for your father.