The correct phrase is "he was preceded in death." This construction uses the past tense "was" to indicate that the event of his death occurred in the past, and "preceded" describes an action that happened prior to that event. Using "is preceded" would incorrectly suggest that the event is ongoing or current.
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.
Hamnet
I think you mean "preceded in death" which means "died before" .
Oliver Cromwell's death
write two sentences to have noun
He probably gave a little cough and then died.
Yes, coordinating conjunctions preceded by commas can be used to correct a comma splice. This involves adding a comma before the coordinating conjunction (e.g., "and," "but," "or") to join two independent clauses properly and create a grammatically correct compound sentence.
Only if preceded by extreme blunt trauma or the headache is from hemorrhaging.
Yes its correct to write, "i am in attendance at....."
Shakespeare's only son, Hamnet, predeceased him.
The phrase "write to me something" is not grammatically correct. It should be either "write something to me" or "write me something."