Prater, R.

• Person ID	I25763	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Prater, Junior 'Lee',   b. 22 Feb 1933, Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas d. 31 Oct 2008, Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home, Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Stansbury, Dorothy Mae   d. Bef 31 Oct 2008
  Family ID	F11144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, R.
  Family ID	F11160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

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