Individual Details
Col. Joseph David "Joe" PRATER
(14 Jan 1930 - 13 Aug 2009)
Events
| Birth | 14 Jan 1930 | Bowie, Montague Co., TX |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Montague Co., TX | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Montague Co., TX | | ||
| Living | 1944 | Dallas, Dallas Co., TX | | ||
| Education | 1947 | Texas Weslayan College | |||
| Marriage | 21 Apr 1958 | Living | |||
| Occupation | 1964 - 1965 | a coach, Arlington Heights High School | | ||
| Military | 1966 - 1983 | U.S. Marines | | ||
| Military | 1969 - 1970 | Col., U.S. Marine Corps - Vietnam War | | ||
| Death | 13 Aug 2009 | Bowie, Montague Co., TX | | ||
| Obituary | 16 Aug 2009 | Times Record News | |||
| Obituary | 16 Aug 2009 | Star-Telegram - Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX | |||
| Burial | Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, Montague Co., TX |  |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William Henry "Bill" PRATER (1893 - 1944) |
| Mother | Anna Belle RATLIFF (1892 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Minnealetha Luella "Minnea" PRATER unm. (1917 - 1996) |
| Sibling | son PRATER (1919 - 1919) |
| Sibling | William 'Harold' PRATER (1920 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Christine Gertrude PRATER (1921 - 2011) |
| Sibling | Douglas Leon PRATER (1923 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Judge Glenn Ratliff PRATER (1924 - 2012) |
| Sibling | Mary 'Edith' PRATER (1925 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
From obituary; gravestone.Census
Age 3/12Census
Age 11, shown as "Joseph".Living
From father's obituaryOccupation
He led their basketball team to the state championship.Military
He retired in 1983 as a Colonel.Military
From gravestone.Death
From obituary;gravestone.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=prater&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=46&GScnty=2688&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=76579824&df=all&.