Individual Details
Rayford O. PRATER
(14 Aug 1926 - 12 Aug 2015)
Events
| Birth | 14 Aug 1926 | Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Stickland, Lamar Co., Ala | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Stickland, Lamar Co., Ala | | ||
| Military | Ca 1945 | U.S. Army - WWII | |||
| Marriage | Calc 1951 | Bernice Bessie GAMBLE | | ||
| Military | Ca 1952 | U.S. Army - Korean War | |||
| Marriage | 30 Jul 1971 | Montgomery Co., Ala - Doris Nell HIGDON | | ||
| Living | 1993 - 2014 | Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala | | ||
| Death | 12 Aug 2015 | | |||
| Obituary | 13 Aug 2015 | News - Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala | |||
| Burial | 16 Aug 2015 | Highland Memorial Gardens, Bessemer, Jefferson Co., Ala | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Doris Nell HIGDON (1934 - 2014) |
| Spouse | Bernice Bessie GAMBLE (1923 - 1970) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Rayford A. "Buster" PRATER II (1958 - 2021) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Martin 'Arthur' PRATER (1899 - 1988) |
| Mother | Myrtle Mae GILL (1904 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Burnice Fosteen "Tina" PRATER (1928 - 2016) |
| Sibling | Daniel Gay "Dan" PRATER (1933 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Derendia Carrol PRATER (1944 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Jacquelyne "Jackie" PRATER (1946 - 2019) |
Notes
Birth
From obituary.Census
Age 3-3/12Census
Age 13Marriage
Calculated from husband's obituary -- married 19 years.Marriage
From: Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 (FamilySearch).Living
From wife's and brother Dan's obituary; City Directories..Death
From obituary.Burial
From obituary.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150728101/rayford-prater.