Individual Details

Lucian Howard PRATHER

(19 Jan 1917 - 27 Feb 1981)

Events

Birth19 Jan 1917Edgewood, Effingham Co., IL
Census1930Bible Grove, Clay Co., IL
Living1935Edgewood, Effingham Co., IL
MarriageEst 1937Mildred Josephine SAVIDGE
Census (family)1940Anne Arundel Co., MD - Mildred Josephine SAVIDGE
Military2 Nov 1943enlisted, Coxwain, U.S. Navy - WWII
DivorceBef 1960Mildred Josephine SAVIDGE
Marriage1960Randolph Co., Ark - Kathryn H. "Kay" BRUNK
Death27 Feb 1981Tuscon, Pima Co., AZ
Burial4 Mar 1981Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL
Alt nameLucia Howard LEWIS

Families

SpouseKathryn H. "Kay" BRUNK (1914 - 2007)
SpouseMildred Josephine SAVIDGE (1916 - 1985)
ChildRichard Gene "Dick" PRATHER (1945 - 2016)
ChildHarold Leon PRATHER (1942 - 2018)
ChildLiving
FatherIvol Ottis PRATHER (1894 - 1918)
MotherNorva L. JORDAN (1899 - 1986)

Notes

Birth

From: gravestone; death record; burial record; SSDI.

Census

Age 12, with mother, living in the household of stepfather William Lewis, shown as "Lusin Lewis".

Living

From 1940 Census.

Marriage

She m2 Art Weisenbecker.

Census (family)

Lucian H Prather 22
Mildred J Prather 23

Marriage

From: Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992 (Ancestry.com). She m1 1933 Mohley Rowe.

Death

From: gravestone; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Ancestry.com); burial record; SSDI shows just Feb 1981.

Burial

From: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 (Ancestry.com)

Alt name

When his mother remarried to William shortly after Lucien's birth, he used his stepfather's name, but in adulthood reverted to his birth name.