Prater, Junior 'Lee'

1933 - 2008  (75 years)

• Name	Prater, Junior 'Lee'
  Birth	22 Feb 1933	Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PRAT.J003
  _FGRAVE	31142321
  Military Service	Korean War, Staff Sergeant, United States Army  [1, 2]
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  		United States Army
  		Sergeant (Sgt.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951) During the Korean War era, this rank was called "Sergeant". There was no 3 stripe Sergeant insignia during this period.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	31 Oct 2008	Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home, Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana   [1, 2]
  Burial	Pisgah Cemetery, Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas   [2]
  	A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 7, 2008, at Pisgah Cemetery at Pottsville with the Rev. James Findley officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Veterans of Foreign War Rogers-Rye Post #2283. Arrangements are under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service.
  Person ID	I25721	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Prater, Mong,   b. 4 Apr 1908, Dora, Ozark County, Missouri d. 28 Aug 1973, Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Collins, Mable,   b. 17 Feb 1913, Dora, Ozark County, Missouri d. 3 Dec 1984, Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F7813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stansbury, Dorothy Mae   d. Bef 31 Oct 2008
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Prater, Manuel Lee   d. Bef 31 Oct 2008 > 2. Prater, Laura > 3. Prater, Gene > 4. Prater, Richard
  Family ID	F11144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Feb 1933 - Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas Death - 31 Oct 2008 - Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home, Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana Burial - - Pisgah Cemetery, Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Junior "Lee" Prater, 75, a resident of LaPlace, Louisiana, passed away Friday, October 31, 2008, at the Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve, Louisiana. He was born February 22, 1933, at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Mong and Mable Collins Prater. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign War in LaPlace. He was a retired truck driver with Continental Oil Company (Conoco). He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dorothy Mae Stansbury Prater; an infant son, Manuel Lee; three brothers, Forest Eugene, Horace, and Max Prater; and two sisters, Alice Marie Prater and Ellen Mae Powell. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Neal Kerry of LaPlace; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Manuel Lee Prater of Pine Bluff, Gene and Dee Dee Prater of Montz, Louisiana, and Sgt. Major Richard and Rachelle Prater of Chicago, Illinois, who is currently serving our country in Iraq; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, James Prater of Russellville and Ricky Prater of Atkins; four sisters, Joyce Hill of Russellville, Lorene Jackson of Pottsville, Lynda Holbrook of Atkins, and Evelyn Duvall of Moreland; and many loving nephews and nieces. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 7, 2008, at Pisgah Cemetery at Pottsville with the Rev. James Findley officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Veterans of Foreign War Rogers-Rye Post #2283. Arrangements are under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service. Pallbearers will be Gene, Manuel, Richard, Zane, Jason, and Ricky Prater.

  
  

• Sources

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