Individual Details
Bessie K. DOTSON
(29 May 1908 - 21 Jun 1996)
Events
| Birth | 29 May 1908 | Bixby, Iron Co., MO |  | ||
| Marriage | 28 Feb 1926 | Bixby, Iron Co., MO - Charley Deton "Charlie" PRATER | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Sinking, Dent Co., MO - Charley Deton "Charlie" PRATER | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Martinsburg, Pike Co., IL - Charley Deton "Charlie" PRATER | | ||
| Death | 21 Jun 1996 | Pittsfield, Pike Co., IL | | ||
| Burial | 24 Jun 1996 | Crescent Heights Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Pike Co., IL | |  | |
| Obituary | undated & unattested | |
Families
| Spouse | Charley Deton "Charlie" PRATER (1907 - 1991) |
| Child | Gladys M. PRATER (1925 - 2003) |
| Child | Virgia E. "Virgie" PRATER (1927 - 2020) |
| Child | Velma I. PRATER (1930 - 2016) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Charles B. PRATER (1935 - 2018) |
| Child | Vernon James PRATER (1937 - 2017) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Betty "Beth" PRATER (1941 - 2014) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Robert W. "Bob" PRATER (1945 - 2020) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Harvey 'Glen' PRATER (1949 - 2012) |
| Father | George C. DOTSON (1856 - 1936) |
| Mother | Matilda 'Jane' HEDRICK (1870 - 1938) |
| Sibling | William Francis DOTSON (1913 - 1988) |
Notes
Birth
From obituary; gravestone shows just 1908.Marriage
From both of their obituaries.Census (family)
Charles D Prater 22Bessie K Prater 21
Gladys M Prater 5
Virgie E Prater 2-8/12
Velma I Prater 2/12
Census (family)
Charley Prater Head M 32 MissouriBessie Prater Wife F 31 Missouri
Gladis Prater Daughter F 14 Missouri
Velma Prater Daughter F 10 Missouri
Lucille Prater Daughter F 8 Missouri
Charles Prater Son M 4 Missouri
Vernon Prater Son M 2 Missouri
Mary Ann Prater Daughter F 0 Illinois
Death
From obituary; gravestone shows just 1996.Burial
From obituary.Obituary
From Pike Co., IL Obituaries.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=prater&GSiman=1&GScid=2146150&GRid=122821557&.