Individual Details
Gale 'Max' PRATHER
(30 Jan 1926 - 11 Jun 2000)
[Darius Prather descendants by Greg Croxton.ged]
OBITUARY - Max Prather
Max Prather, 74, of Rushville, died Sunday, June 11, 2000, at the Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.
He was born Jan. 30, 1926, in Oakland Township, Schuyler County, to Clifford and Elvere Lancaster Prather. He married Eleanor Trimpe on Jan 19, 1957, in Havana.
She survives, along with one daughter, Nancy LeMaster (husband Steve) of Littleton; one son, Mark Prather (wife Patty) of Rushville; three grandchildren; four brothers, Gene Prather of Huntsville, Don Prather of Rushville, Howard Prather of Littleton and Jim Prather of Rushville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Florence; one brother, Virgil Prather; and two sisters, Emma Lee and Ruth Ann Prather.
He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Rushville and the Schnyler County Farm Bureau. He was a life-long Schuyler County farmer.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Worthington Funeral Home in Rushville with Pastor Joseph Eckman officiating. Burial will be in the Rushville City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to St. John's Lutheran Church or the Astoria Assembly of God Church.
- The Rushville Times, Wednesday, June 14, 2000, page 13, column 1
OBITUARY - Max Prather
Max Prather, 74, of Rushville, died Sunday, June 11, 2000, at the Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.
He was born Jan. 30, 1926, in Oakland Township, Schuyler County, to Clifford and Elvere Lancaster Prather. He married Eleanor Trimpe on Jan 19, 1957, in Havana.
She survives, along with one daughter, Nancy LeMaster (husband Steve) of Littleton; one son, Mark Prather (wife Patty) of Rushville; three grandchildren; four brothers, Gene Prather of Huntsville, Don Prather of Rushville, Howard Prather of Littleton and Jim Prather of Rushville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Florence; one brother, Virgil Prather; and two sisters, Emma Lee and Ruth Ann Prather.
He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Rushville and the Schnyler County Farm Bureau. He was a life-long Schuyler County farmer.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Worthington Funeral Home in Rushville with Pastor Joseph Eckman officiating. Burial will be in the Rushville City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to St. John's Lutheran Church or the Astoria Assembly of God Church.
- The Rushville Times, Wednesday, June 14, 2000, page 13, column 1
Events
| Birth | 30 Jan 1926 | Oakland Center, Schuyler Co., IL |  |  | |
| Census | 1930 | Oakland, Schuyler Co., IL | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Oakland, Schuyler Co., IL | | ||
| Marriage | 19 Jan 1957 | Havana, Mason Co., IL - Eleanor Louise TRIMPE | | ||
| Living | 2000 | Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL | |||
| Death | 11 Jun 2000 | Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL | | | |
| Obituary | 14 Jun 2000 | Times - Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL | |||
| Burial | 15 Jun 2000 | Rushville City Cemetery, Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL | | |
Families
| Spouse | Eleanor Louise TRIMPE (1925 - 2013) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Clifford A. PRATHER (1900 - 1990) |
| Mother | Pecela 'Elvere' LANCASTER (1902 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Virgil Wayne Prather (1922 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Julia 'Emma' Lee Prather (1924 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Clifford Eugene "Gene" PRATHER (1928 - 2016) |
| Sibling | Donald Lloyd "Don" PRATHER sp (1931 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Ruth Ann Prather (1936 - 1936) |
| Sibling | James Richard "Jim" PRATHER (1942 - 2006) |
Notes
Birth
From obituary; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com); SSDI.Census
Age 4-3/12, shown as "Gale M."Census
Age 14, shown as "Max".Death
From obituary; SSDI; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com).Burial
From obituaryEndnotes
1. Darius Prather descendants by Greg Croxton.ged.
2. Darius Prather descendants by Greg Croxton.ged.
3. Darius Prather descendants by Greg Croxton.ged.
4. Darius Prather descendants by Greg Croxton.ged.
5. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=120142517.