Individual Details

Firman Loyd PRATHER

(2 Mar 1923 - 27 Feb 1999)

Events

Birth2 Mar 1923Gumbo, St. Francois Co., MO
Census1930Randolph, St. Francois Co., MO
Census1940St. Francois, St. Francois Co., MO
Military12 Jan 1943enlisted in armed services - Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis Co., MO
Military7 Apr 1946diischarged from U.S. Army - Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis Co., MO
Marriage4 May 1946St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO - Living
Living1978Buena Park, Orange Co., CA
Death27 Feb 1999Alton, Madison Co., IL
MarriageDeSoto, Jefferson Co., MO - Kathryn Virginia MEDLEY
BurialJefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis Co., MO

Families

SpouseKathryn Virginia MEDLEY (1923 - 1980)
ChildLiving
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FatherJesse P. "Jess" PRATHER (1896 - 1978)
MotherElsie Lucretia LOVORN (1904 - 1946)
SiblingJessie 'Irene' PRATHER (1921 - 2003)
SiblingLiving
SiblingHelen Mae PRATHER (1927 - 1947)
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SiblingFloyd 'Howard' PRATHER (1931 - 2019)
SiblingCharles Leonard PRATHER Sr. (1941 - 2021)

Notes

Birth

From: gravestone; military record; SSDI.

Census

Age 7

Census

Age 17

Military

From: United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (FamilySearch).

Military

From: Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946 (FamilySearch).

Living

From father's obituary.

Death

From: gravestone; SSDI.

Endnotes

1. From: Billy R. Prather -- cal2tx@direcway.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64137282#source.