A group of about a dozen area carpenters surprised a woman from Grant, Saturday, by siding her home for free. Tanner Preston, from Griswold, said homeowner Becky Westover lost her 63-year old husband David in Dec., 2017, due to an illness.

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Tanner, along with his brother Landon, run Preston Carpentry, in Griswold. They and others came to the rescue after being approached by Becky’s son.

He said her son, Jesse decided to raise money and explore other options for residing her home, in Grant. Jesse got ahold of Landon, who worked to raise funds and other donations. They were able to cover all the expenses except for a final $1,000, but in the end, that was also taken care of.

The dozen or so area carpenters and family members showed up Saturday while Becky was working at the Wal-Mart Store, in Atlantic. They worked through pouring, cold rain to give the home an exterior facelift.

Included among the crew was: Brian Turner, Tanner Preston, Landon Preston and his wife Megan (& children Averi and Mason Jefferson), with Preston Carpentry; Matt Leighton, with Matt Leighton Carpentry, in Griswold; Austin Lorenz; Ryan Weaver; Jeb Peck; Bob Peck; Cameron Thompson (& his little brother Christian Thompson); John Perdue and Matt Jones.

These 4 photos provided courtesy Megan Preston (Click on any image to enlarge)

In addition to all the volunteer time, labor and donated materials, the Tiger Mart in Griswold stopped-by at around 12:15-p.m. and served up free pizza for the crew. When she arrived home from work late Saturday evening, Becky Westover was in a bit of shock, but once that wore -off, and she learned everything was donated, Megan Preston said Becky was tearful, and gave everyone hugs.