Individual Details

Rev. James Robert PRATHER

(13 Aug 1920 - 9 Jun 2007)

Events

Birth13 Aug 1920Eagle, Saline Co., IL
Census1930Raleigh, Saline Co., IL
Marriage29 Feb 1940Revelee BROWN
Census1940Raleigh, Saline Co., IL
MilitaryCa 1945WWII
Marriage9 Mar 1973Libby STEVENS
Living2007Eldorado, Saline Co., IL
Death9 Jun 2007Eldorado, Saline Co., IL
Obituary11 Jun 2007Daily Register - Harrisburg, Saline Co., IL
Burial12 Jun 2007Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline Co., IL
Occupationcoal miner

Families

SpouseRevelee BROWN (1924 - 1973)
ChildRobert Lee PRATHER (1941 - 2018)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
SpouseLibby STEVENS ( - 1993)
FatherThomas 'Hubert' PRATHER (1896 - 1990)
MotherEssie 'Iola' "Ola" MODGLIN (1899 - 1982)
SiblingAlta 'Toleda' PRATHER (1918 - 2004)
SiblingLowell R. "Cub" PRATHER (1922 - 1997)
SiblingThomas Louden "Tom" PRATHER (1923 - 2008)
SiblingJohn Walter PRATHER (1925 - 2001)
SiblingIola Bonita "Bonnie" PRATHER (1927 - 2015)
SiblingLiving
SiblingBilly Eugene "Bill" PRATHER (1931 - 2016)
SiblingLiving
SiblingKenneth D. PRATHER (1935 - 1935)
SiblingLiving
SiblingLindell Ray "Butch" PRATHER (1939 - 2016)

Notes

Birth

From obituary; gravestone.

Census

Age 9

Marriage

From his obituary.

Census

Age 19, wife wife, living with father.

Military

He served in World War II in France, Germany, Poland and Belgium, and was training for the South Pacific when the war ended.





Marriage

From husband's obituary.

Living

From obituary.

Death

From obituary; gravestone.

Burial

From obituary.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19835741.