Individual Details

Barry Wilfred PRATHER

(4 Apr 1939 - 5 Sep 1987)

Events

Birth4 Apr 1939Yakima, Yakima Co., WA
Census1940Seattle, King Co., WA
Degree1962BS in Mathematics and Physics - Central Washington University
Miscellaneous1963ascended Mt. Everest as the 1st American team
Marriage12 Sep 1964Sharon Lee MORTIMORE
Degree1972MS in Geophysics - Michigan State University
Death5 Sep 1987in ana automobile accident - Shaniko, Wasco Co., OR
Obituary9 Sep 1987Herald-Republic - Yakima, Yakima Co., WA
MarriageLiving
BurialIOOF Cemetery, Ellensburg, Kittitas Co., WA

Families

SpouseSharon Lee MORTIMORE (1943 - 1985)
ChildEric David PRATHER (1968 - 1987)
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FatherVernon LeRoy PRATHER (1915 - 1993)
MotherLuella Harriett SPARKS (1919 - 2005)
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Notes

Census

Age 1

Degree

From obituary.

Miscellaneous

From obituary. He received the Hubbard medal from President Kennedy for this.

Marriage

She m1 -NN McCormack.

Degree

From obituary.

Marriage

She evidently had three of Barry's children. Except for Eric, I do not know which ones listed under Sharon Mortimore they were.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54299357#source.