Individual Details

Dr. Merle Pafford PRATER PhD

(4 Jun 1922 - 20 Jun 2017)

Events

Birth4 Jun 1922Webster City, Hamilton Co., IA
Census1925Boone, Hamilton Co., IA
Census1930Webster City, Hamilton Co., IA
Census1940Webster City, Hamilton Co., IA
Degree1942 - 1945BS in Electidal Engineering - Iowa State College (now University), Ames, Story Co., IA
Marriage10 Mar 1945Elsie Edith JANSEN
Military8 Sep 1945 - 1946Lt. j.g., U.S. Navy - WWII
Emigration1946IA to NY
Living1956Binghamton, Broome Co., NY
Occupation1956Binghamton, Broome Co., NY
Emigration1972NY to WA
Emigration1984WA to IA
Living2016Ames, Story Co., IA
Death20 Jun 2017Ames, Story Co., IA
DegreePhD in Education - Gonzaga University, Spokane, Spokane Co., WA

Families

SpouseElsie Edith JANSEN (1922 - 2016)
ChildThomas Alan PRATER (1950 - 2008)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherForrest Sprinkle PRATER (1893 - 1966)
MotherLeanna Mildred PAFFORD (1899 - 1952)
SiblingSharlyn L. PRATER (1919 - 2013)
SiblingFred Luverne PRATER (1920 - 1995)

Notes

Birth

From: Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947 (Ancestry.com)

Census

Age 3

Census

Age 7

Census

Age 7

Degree

From obituary.

Marriage

From wife's obituary.

Military

From: U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 (Ancestry.com); obituary. He served in he Pacific.

Emigration

From wife's obituary.

Living

From Binghamton, NY 1956 City Directory.

Occupation

From Binghamton, NY 1956 City Directory.

Emigration

From wife's obituary.

Living

From wife's obituary.

Death

From obituary.