Individual Details

Marvin Rufus PRATER

(30 Jul 1926 - 18 Nov 2001)

Events

Birth30 Jul 1926Pontotoc Co., MS
Census1930Pontotoc Co., MS
Census1940Pontotoc Co., MS
MilitaryCa 1945U.S. Navy
MilitaryCa 1952Sgt., U.S. Army - Korean War
MarriageBef 1972Jeanette 'Faye' HUCKABY
Death18 Nov 2001Gunnison, Bolivar Co., MS
Burial20 Nov 2001Sarepta Cemetery, Sarepta, Calhoun Co., MS
Obituary20 Nov 2001Commercial Appeal - Memphis, Shelby Co., TN
Obituary22 Nov 2001Journal - Calhoun Co., MS

Families

SpouseJeanette 'Faye' HUCKABY (1936 - 2022)
ChildMattie Lou PRATER (1972 - 1972)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherRufus Bazel "Bass" PRATER (1892 - 1959)
MotherWillis Eliza "Willie" ROYE (1899 - 1999)
SiblingHarvey Lee PRATER (1922 - 2004)
SiblingJohn 'Oren' PRATER (1924 - 1983)
SiblingJ.R. PRATER (1932 - 1932)
SiblingRubenia Octy PRATER (1934 - 2000)

Notes

Birth

From: gravestone: United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (FamilySearch).

Census

Age 3, shown as "Rufus Marvin".

Census

Age 14

Military

From grave plaque.

Military

From grave plaque.

Marriage

She m1 Billy Melton Roland.

Death

From gravestone; obituary.

Obituary

From: United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (FamilySearch).

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98503908.