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Dora <I>Mason</I> Rather

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Dora Mason Rather

Birth
Mason, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
23 Aug 1980 (aged 89)
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Rosedale, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Died at 4 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 1980. She was 89, a native of Mason and a resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday and after 12:30 p.m. Monday. Religious services at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Green. Burial in Rosedale Cemetery.

Survived by a daughter, Mrs. Helen McMillan, Denham Springs; two sons, Walter L. Rather Jr., Hot Springs, Ark., and John M. Rather, Baton Rouge; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by her husband, Walter L. Rather Sr.

Pallbearers will be Fred, Charles, Paul and Walter Glenn McMillan Jr., Douglas Rather and John D. Rather.

She was a member of Boeuf Prairie Methodist Church.

Published in The Sunday Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), August 24, 1980
Died at 4 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 1980. She was 89, a native of Mason and a resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday and after 12:30 p.m. Monday. Religious services at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Green. Burial in Rosedale Cemetery.

Survived by a daughter, Mrs. Helen McMillan, Denham Springs; two sons, Walter L. Rather Jr., Hot Springs, Ark., and John M. Rather, Baton Rouge; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by her husband, Walter L. Rather Sr.

Pallbearers will be Fred, Charles, Paul and Walter Glenn McMillan Jr., Douglas Rather and John D. Rather.

She was a member of Boeuf Prairie Methodist Church.

Published in The Sunday Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), August 24, 1980

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  • Created by: Ron Manley
  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102125420/dora-rather: accessed ), memorial page for Dora Mason Rather (16 Jan 1891–23 Aug 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102125420, citing Rosedale Cemetery, Rosedale, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Ron Manley (contributor 46788603).