Individual Details
Claiborne Archery "Toney Arch" PRATER
(7 Mar 1920 - 4 Sep 1983)
From brother Roy Prater's obituary.
Toney Arch's name was intended to be Claiborne Archery (per my grandmother) but his nickname "Toney Arch" was recorded on all official documents so everyone just uses that name now. -- Ann Jenkins
Toney Arch's name was intended to be Claiborne Archery (per my grandmother) but his nickname "Toney Arch" was recorded on all official documents so everyone just uses that name now. -- Ann Jenkins
Events
| Birth | 7 Mar 1920 | Saltville, Smyth Co., VA |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Saltville Twp., Washington Co., VA | | ||
| Military | 1 Jun 1942 | nlisted in U.S. Army - Abingdon, VA | | ||
| Marriage | 23 Nov 1946 | Washington Co., VA - Opal 'Irene' SOUTH | | ||
| Death | 4 Sep 1983 | of a brain injury - Chilhowie, Smyth Co., VA | | ||
| Alt name | Toney Arch PRATER | | |||
| Burial | Blackwell Chapel Cemetery, Meadowview, Washington Co., VA |  |
Families
| Spouse | Opal 'Irene' SOUTH (1928 - 2017) |
| Child | Toney Arch PRATER Jr. (1947 - 2018) |
| Child | Eddie Daniel "Dan" PRATER (1960 - 2007) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Victory "Vick" PRATER (1882 - 1969) |
| Mother | Clada Ann "Clady/Claddie" DINSMORE (1895 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Ethel Mae PRATER (1914 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Claude Allen PRATER (1915 - 1989) |
| Sibling | James Johnson "Jim" PRATER (1918 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Ira 'Margaret' PRATER (1922 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Harry Edward "Harrett" PRATER (1924 - 2011) |
| Sibling | Roy McKinley PRATER (1927 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Ollie Ruth PRATER (1929 - 2021) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Elmer Clifton PRATER (1939 - 2010) |
Notes
Birth
From death record; death certificate;; grave plaque; SSDI; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com) shows 14 Oct 1919.Census
Age 10Military
From grave plaque.Marriage
from: Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 (Ancestry.com)Death
From: Virginia Death Certificate #83-030300; Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 (Ancestry.com); grave plaque; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com) shows just Sep 1983.Alt name
Death Certificate shows "Toney A."Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53301793.