Individual Details
Lones 'Burl' PRATER
(16 Oct 1924 - 5 Jun 2006)
Events
| Birth | 16 Oct 1924 | Stella, Magoffin Co., KY |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Magoffin Co., KY | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Magoffin Co., KY | | ||
| Military | 9 Sep 1943 | enlisted in U.S. Army - Huntington, Cabell Co., WV | | ||
| Military | Ca 1945 | U.S. Army - WWII | | ||
| Marriage | 26 Feb 1946 | Living | | ||
| Living | 2006 | Marion, Marion Co., OH | | ||
| Death | 5 Jun 2006 | Marion, Marion Co., OH | | ||
| Obituary | 7 Jun 2006 | News - Marion, Marion Co., OH | |||
| Burial | 9 Jun 2006 | Grand Prairie Cemetery, Bush Ridge, Marion Co., OH |  |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Joyce Ann PRATER (1960 - 2020) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Jeff PRATER (1899 - 1962) |
| Mother | Bessie WALTERS (1899 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Blount PRATER (1923 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
From: gravestone; obituary; Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999 (Ancestry.com); SSDI.Census
Age 5, shown as "Jones".Census
Age 15Military
From: United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (FamilySearch).Military
From gravestone. Lones served under General Patton during World War II in the 7th Armored Division and was awarded the Silver Star.Marriage
From obituary; Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 (FamilySearch). They were 6th cousins.Living
From obituary.Death
From: gravestone; obituary.; Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (FamilySearch).Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135701717#source.