Individual Details
Dale Roy "Chief" PRATER USAF (Ret.)
(9 Jan 1932 - 21 Dec 1999)
He had a brother Ricard and a sister Kim, but they we apparently of Dorothy's other husbands.
Events
| Birth | 9 Jan 1932 | San Pedro, Los Angeles Co., CA |  | ||
| Census | 1940 | San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA | | ||
| Marriage | 16 Jun 1990 | Tarrant Co., TX - Velma M. "Okie" VANMETER | | ||
| Death | 21 Dec 1999 | Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX | | ||
| Obituary | 24 Dec 1999 | Star Telegram - Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX | |||
| Marriage | Living | ||||
| Alt name | Roy Dale COLLINS | | |||
| Burial | St. Francis Episcopal Church Columbarium, Willow Park, Parker Co., TX |  |
Families
| Spouse | Velma M. "Okie" VANMETER (1942 - 1999) |
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Roy Emmit PRATER (1903 - 1983) |
| Mother | Pearl Irene "Dorothie Jo" EGGLESTON (1913 - 1965) |
Notes
Birth
From grave plaque; obituary; California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (Ancestry.com); U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com).Census
Age 8, with mother, living with stepfather Michel Richards.Marriage
From: Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 (Ancestry.com).Death
From: grave plaque; obituary; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com).Alt name
When his mother remarried to George Collins, he and his siblings were renamed to Collins. Chief changed his back when he retired from the Air Force.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=167224334.