Individual Details

Frederick Albert "Fred" PRATHER

(17 Nov 1919 - 17 Feb 2008)

Events

Birth17 Nov 1919Vigo Co., IN
Census1920Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN
Census1930Sugar Creek, Vigo Co. IN
Census1940Taylorsville, Vigo Co., IN
MilitaryCa 1944 - 1945U.S. Army 9th Division - WWII
MarriageBef 1955Dorval Eugenia CAMPBELL
Marriage1956Laura Bell BUNCH
Living1969Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN
Living1997Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN
Living2008Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN
Death17 Feb 2008Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN
Obituary17 Feb 2008Tribune Star - Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN
Burial19 Feb 2008Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN

Families

SpouseLaura Bell BUNCH (1926 - 2020)
SpouseDorval Eugenia CAMPBELL (1924 - 1955)
FatherJohn Sebon PRATHER (1886 - 1971)
MotherMargaret M. KELLY (1897 - 1971)
SiblingMary Louise PRATHER (1914 - 1997)
SiblingNorman R. PRATHER (1917 - 1969)
SiblingLiving
SiblingDaniel B. "Danny" PRATHER (1924 - 1991)
SiblingEvelyn G. PRATHER (1926 - 2016)
SiblingLiving
SiblingFrances PRATHER (1937 - )
SiblingLiving
SiblingBetty PRATHER ( - 1997)
SiblingShirley PRATHER ( - 1997)

Notes

Birth

From obituary; gravestone shows just 1919.

Census

Age 20, living with parents.

Military

He was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the 9th Infantry Division of the 176th field artillery battalion and having received seven stars of victory. He served in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, France, Belgium, Germany and England.

Marriage

3 children

Marriage

She m1 Robert Wayne Davis.

Living

From brother Norman's obituary.

Living

From sister Mary's obituary.

Living

From obituary.

Death

From obituary; gravestone shows just 2008.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104403295#source.