Individual Details
Melvin Henry PRATER
(27 Dec 1928 - 5 May 2021)
Events
| Birth | 27 Dec 1928 | Wyandot, Ottawa Co., OK |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Council House, Ottawa Co., OK | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Frisco Twp., Harris, McCurtain Co., OK | | ||
| Military | 28 Sep 1949 | U.S. Navy | |||
| Marriage | 27 Dec 1949 | Fairland, Ottawa Co., OK - Helen Jane SMITH | | ||
| Living | 2006 | Fairland, Ottawa Co., OK | | ||
| Living | 2008 | Fairland, Ottawa Co., OK | | ||
| Living | 2020 | Commerce, Ottawa Co., OK | | ||
| Death | 5 May 2021 | Miami, Ottawa Co., OK | | ||
| Obituary | Ca 6 May 2021 | memorial from Brown-Winters Funeral Home | |||
| Burial | 11 May 2021 | Seneca Cemetery, Seneca, Newton Co., MO | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Helen Jane SMITH (1931 - 2010) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Rev. Oakleigh 'Earl' PRATER (1906 - 1967) |
| Mother | Erna Amelia FAWKS (1907 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Helen Lucille PRATER (1926 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Donald Lon "Don" PRATER (1931 - 2020) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Martha Ann "Marty" PRATER (1935 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Etna Ruth PRATER (1938 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Rush PRATER (1941 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Louise "Becky" PRATER (1943 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Danny "Dan/Danny" PRATER ( - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
From: gravestone; obituary; military record.Census
Age 1Census
Age 11, shown as "Mervin".Marriage
From: shared gravestone; Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 (FamilySearch).Living
From sister Etna's obituary..Living
From sister Becky's obituary, shown as "Melvin".Living
From brother Donald's obituary.Death
From obituary.Burial
From obituary.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166441829/helen-jane-prater#source.