Individual Details
Harvey Orland "Bill" PRATHER
(24 Mar 1915 - 4 Sep 1993)
Events
| Birth | 24 Mar 1915 | Yarrow, Pettis Twp., Adair Co., MO |  | ||
| Census | 1920 | Pettis Twp., Adair Co., MO | | ||
| Census | 1930 | Pettis Twp., Adair Co., MO | | ||
| Military | 1942 - 1945 | U.S. Army - WWII | | ||
| Marriage | 23 Nov 1945 | Kirksville, Benton Twp., Adair Co., MO - Margaret Mary BUBAN | | ||
| Occupation | 1947 - 1952 | postmaster - Yarrow, Pettis Twp., Adair Co., MO | |||
| Emigration | 1952 | MO to CA | |||
| Living | 1963 | Lynwood, Los Angeles Co., CA | | ||
| Emigration | 1965 | CA to MO | |||
| Living | 1980 | Kirksville, Benton Twp., Adair Co., MO | | ||
| Death | 4 Sep 1993 | Kirksville, Benton Twp., Adair Co., MO | | ||
| Burial | 7 Sep 1993 | Maple Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, Adair Co., MO | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Mary BUBAN (1920 - ) |
| Father | Elmer Arthur PRATHER (1892 - 1963) |
| Mother | Evelina Euretha "Retha" BIGGS (1894 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Earl Henry PRATHER (1912 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Fernen Ruth "Fern" PRATHER (1913 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Leland Elbert "Lee" PRATHER (1916 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Norman Elmer "Nim" PRATHER (1918 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
From obituary.Census
Age 4-9/12Census
Age 15, shown as "Orland".Military
From obituary. He was in the European Theater of Operations and rose to rank of Motor Sergeant in the 310th Field Artillery Battalion and the Cross of Lorraine Division. He served in 3rd, 7th and 9th Armies in France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg and Czechoslovakia and was in charge of twenty-one trucks and twenty-four men.Marriage
From: Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Ancestry.com)Living
From father's obituary.Living
From brother Lee Prather's obituary.Death
From obituary.Burial
From obituary.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45528103.