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Earl B Prater

Male 1907 - 1986  (79 years)


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  • Name Earl B Prater 
    Born 1 Jan 1907  Cottle, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Aug 1986  Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 30 Aug 1986  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5828  Rossville
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2019 

    Father Hezekiah K (Ky) Prater,   b. 3 Jul 1879, West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1968  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Linnie Naomi Cottle Prater,   b. 22 Jan 1893, West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1971, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 1903  West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Obituary- Prater, Earl 1
    Obituary- Prater, Earl 1

    Earl B. Prater
    ROSSVILLE - Earl B. Prater, 79, Rossville, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, at a Manhattan nursing home.

    Mr. Prater was a retired farmer.

    He was born Jan. 1, 1907, at Cottle, Ky., the Son of Hezikiah and Linnie Cottle Prater. He moved with his parents to the Rossville community at an early age.

    Mr. Prater was a member of the Christian Church and an associate member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion, both at Rossville.

    Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Opal Montgomery, Fontana, Calif.; and two brothers, Ray Prater, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Omar Prater, Denver, Colo.

    Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Christian Church in Rossville. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery.

    Mt. Prater will lie in state after 9 a.m. Friday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys and an hour before service time Saturday at the church. Relatives and friends will meet from 7:30 until 8.30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville.
    Obituary- Prater, Earl 2
    Obituary- Prater, Earl 2
    EARL B. PRATER
    Earl B. Prater, 79, Rossville, died Tuesday, August 26, 1986, at a Manhattan nursing home.

    Mr. Prater was a retired farmer.

    He was born January 1, 1907, at Cottle, Ky., the son of Hezekiah and Linnie Cottle Prater. He moved with his parents to the Rossville community at an early age.

    Mr. Prater was a member of the Christian Church and an associate member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion, both at Rossville.

    Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Opal Montgomery, Fontana, Calif.; and two brothers, Ray Prater, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Omar Prater, Denver, Colo.

    Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Christian Church in Rossville; interment was in Rossville Cemetery.

    Relatives and friends met from 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Friday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys.

    Memorial contributions may be made to Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville.