Individual Details
Howard Ray PRATER
(25 Aug 1925 - 17 Feb 2015)
Spelling of middle name from obituary.
Events
| Birth | 25 Aug 1925 | Wise Co., WV | |||
| Census | 1930 | Chattaroy, Mingo Co., WV |  | ||
| Census | 1940 | Sullivan Co., TN | | ||
| Military | 1942 - 1945 | U.S. Navy - WWII | | ||
| Marriage | 10 Oct 1946 | Anderson Co., TN - Lesta Mae HARGIS | | ||
| Living | 1956 | Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH | | ||
| Living | 2014 | Perry, Houston Co., GA | | ||
| Death | 17 Feb 2015 | at home - Perry, Houston Co., GA | | ||
| Obituary | Ca 18 Feb 2015 | memorial from Watson-Hunt Funeral Home | |||
| Burial | 23 Feb 2015 | Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Sumter Co., GA | |  | |
| Marriage | Living | ||||
| Alt name | Howard Roe PRATER |
Families
| Spouse | Lesta Mae HARGIS (1925 - 2014) |
| Child | Michael Ray "Mike" PRATER (1948 - 1967) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Roy Clinton PRATER (1897 - 1939) |
| Mother | Lillian Addie DYKES (1902 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Walker Clinton PRATER (1919 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Lettie 'Lucille' PRATER (1922 - 1944) |
Notes
Census
Age 5, with parents, boarders in household of Curtis Teague.Census
Age 14Military
From obituary. He served aboard the USS Panamint.Marriage
From: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 (Ancestry.com)Living
From 1956 City Directory.Living
From ex-wife Lesta Hargis's obituary.Death
From obituary.Burial
From obituary.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142865866#source.