Individual Details
John Gideon PRATHER
(12 Dec 1919 - 21 Sep 2007)
Events
| Birth | 12 Dec 1919 | Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY |  | ||
| Census | 1920 | Bourbon, Pulaski Co., KY | | ||
| Degree | 1940 | BA - University of Kentucky, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Pulaski Co., KY | | ||
| Military | 1942 - 1946 | U.S. Navy | | ||
| Marriage | 7 Oct 1945 | Marie Jeanette "Jean" MOORE | | ||
| Occupation | 1947 - 2006 | attorney - Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY | | ||
| Degree | 1947 | Law - University of Kentucky, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY | | ||
| Death | 21 Sep 2007 | Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY | | ||
| Obituary | 23 Sep 2007 | Courier-Journal - Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY | |||
| Burial | 24 Sep 2007 | Somerset City Cemetery, Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY |  | ||
| Election | Commonwealth Attorney - Pulaski Co., KY |
Families
| Spouse | Marie Jeanette "Jean" MOORE (1920 - 2013) |
| Child | Jerome Moore "Jerry" PRATHER (1951 - 1996) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | James Frederick PRATHER (1883 - 1970) |
| Mother | Josephine "Josie" COLLIER (1891 - 1988) |
| Sibling | James Frederick PRATHER (1915 - 1991) |
Notes
Birth
From: Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999 (Ancestry.com); U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com); SSDI; obituary.Census
Age 0Degree
From obituary.Census
Age 20, living with parents.Military
He joined the United States Navy in April of 1942 and served in North Africa and in Italy, including participation in the invasion of Sicily. In Palermo, Senior Lieutenant Prather served as an operations officer until March of 1945, returning to the United States on Easter Sunday 1945. He was eventually assigned to the operations staff at Naval District Headquarters in San Francisco where he served until his released from active duty in January, 1946.Marriage
From both of their obituary.Occupation
From obituary.Degree
From obituary.Death
From: wife's obituary; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com); SSDI.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22369604.