Individual Details

Ransom "Randy" PRATER Sr.

(2 Feb 1930 - 21 Feb 2003)

Events

Census1930Paw Paw, Pike Co., KY
Birth2 Feb 1930VA
Census1940Sandy River, McDowell Co., WV
MilitaryCa 1952U.S. Army - Korean War
Marriage2 Mar 1971Russell Co., VA - Rosie Bell HILL
Death21 Feb 2003WV
BurialHartwell Cemetery, Canebrake, McDowell Co., WV

Families

SpouseRosie Bell HILL (1939 - 2012)
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ChildTony Lee PRATER (1965 - 2020)
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FatherWilliam "Willie/Bill" PRATER (1902 - 1947)
MotherReva 'Agnes' SPARKS (1912 - 1931)
SiblingBerlyn Estil PRATER (1930 - 1994)
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Notes

Census

Age 0

Birth

From: gravestone; marriage record; United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (FamilySearch); SSDI.

Census

Age 10, living with uncle Ray M. Simmons and wife Myrtle.

Military

From gravestone.

Marriage

From: Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988 (FamilySearch).

Death

From gravestone; SSDI.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74337849/randy-prater.