Guy C. Prather, longtime Ponca City resident, died early Wednesday, April 14, 1999, at the St. Joseph regional Medical Center. He was 88.
The funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 16, 1999, in the St. John Lutheran church in Newkirk with the Rev. Ernest Quillen officiating. Burial will follow in the Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of grace Memorial Chapel.
Guy Prather was born Jan. 24, 1911, near Butler in Custer County. He was the son of Fred and Gladys (Stigleman) Prather. The family moved to the Blackwell and Peckham area when he was eight years old.
Prather was a graduate of Blackwell High School. He continued his education at Northern Oklahoma Junior college in Tonkawa where he received his associate's degree in business.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in the mid-1930s, and served in Hawaii for over two years before receiving his honorable discharge. Following his military service, he married Ruth Eileen Barthel on Sept. 4, 1938, in Blackwell.
Prather was employed in the payroll department for Conoco Inc. for over 36 years, retiring in 1973. He was an active member of the St. John Lutheran Church and, in years past had been a member of the First Lutheran Church where he had served as elder and treasurer of the church. He also spent many years working with the Boy Scouts and coaching elementary boys' baseball, taking one of his teams to the state championships.
Survivors include his wife, Eileen, of the home; one son, Gary D. Prather, of Arkadelphia, Ark.; one daughter, Nova Rae Nethercot, of Oklahoma City; a brother, Elvin Prather, of Arkansas City, Kan.; three granddaughters, four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Belva Felinger.
Casket bearers will be Douglas Eisenhauer, Larry Eisenhauer, Dale Eisenhauer, Justin Ballard, Jack Thorpe, and Don Wolfe. Honorary casket bearers will be Jim Morgan, Paul Seeliger, Harlan Thompson, bill Edwards, Phil Johnson, and Lloyd Letourneau.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. John Lutheran church.
The family will be at the home, 1004 North Oak.
Note: obit provided by Barb D (#47125783)
The funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 16, 1999, in the St. John Lutheran church in Newkirk with the Rev. Ernest Quillen officiating. Burial will follow in the Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of grace Memorial Chapel.
Guy Prather was born Jan. 24, 1911, near Butler in Custer County. He was the son of Fred and Gladys (Stigleman) Prather. The family moved to the Blackwell and Peckham area when he was eight years old.
Prather was a graduate of Blackwell High School. He continued his education at Northern Oklahoma Junior college in Tonkawa where he received his associate's degree in business.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in the mid-1930s, and served in Hawaii for over two years before receiving his honorable discharge. Following his military service, he married Ruth Eileen Barthel on Sept. 4, 1938, in Blackwell.
Prather was employed in the payroll department for Conoco Inc. for over 36 years, retiring in 1973. He was an active member of the St. John Lutheran Church and, in years past had been a member of the First Lutheran Church where he had served as elder and treasurer of the church. He also spent many years working with the Boy Scouts and coaching elementary boys' baseball, taking one of his teams to the state championships.
Survivors include his wife, Eileen, of the home; one son, Gary D. Prather, of Arkadelphia, Ark.; one daughter, Nova Rae Nethercot, of Oklahoma City; a brother, Elvin Prather, of Arkansas City, Kan.; three granddaughters, four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Belva Felinger.
Casket bearers will be Douglas Eisenhauer, Larry Eisenhauer, Dale Eisenhauer, Justin Ballard, Jack Thorpe, and Don Wolfe. Honorary casket bearers will be Jim Morgan, Paul Seeliger, Harlan Thompson, bill Edwards, Phil Johnson, and Lloyd Letourneau.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. John Lutheran church.
The family will be at the home, 1004 North Oak.
Note: obit provided by Barb D (#47125783)
Guy C. Prather, longtime Ponca City resident, died early Wednesday, April 14, 1999, at the St. Joseph regional Medical Center. He was 88.
The funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 16, 1999, in the St. John Lutheran church in Newkirk with the Rev. Ernest Quillen officiating. Burial will follow in the Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of grace Memorial Chapel.
Guy Prather was born Jan. 24, 1911, near Butler in Custer County. He was the son of Fred and Gladys (Stigleman) Prather. The family moved to the Blackwell and Peckham area when he was eight years old.
Prather was a graduate of Blackwell High School. He continued his education at Northern Oklahoma Junior college in Tonkawa where he received his associate's degree in business.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in the mid-1930s, and served in Hawaii for over two years before receiving his honorable discharge. Following his military service, he married Ruth Eileen Barthel on Sept. 4, 1938, in Blackwell.
Prather was employed in the payroll department for Conoco Inc. for over 36 years, retiring in 1973. He was an active member of the St. John Lutheran Church and, in years past had been a member of the First Lutheran Church where he had served as elder and treasurer of the church. He also spent many years working with the Boy Scouts and coaching elementary boys' baseball, taking one of his teams to the state championships.
Survivors include his wife, Eileen, of the home; one son, Gary D. Prather, of Arkadelphia, Ark.; one daughter, Nova Rae Nethercot, of Oklahoma City; a brother, Elvin Prather, of Arkansas City, Kan.; three granddaughters, four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Belva Felinger.
Casket bearers will be Douglas Eisenhauer, Larry Eisenhauer, Dale Eisenhauer, Justin Ballard, Jack Thorpe, and Don Wolfe. Honorary casket bearers will be Jim Morgan, Paul Seeliger, Harlan Thompson, bill Edwards, Phil Johnson, and Lloyd Letourneau.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. John Lutheran church.
The family will be at the home, 1004 North Oak.
Note: obit provided by Barb D (#47125783)
The funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 16, 1999, in the St. John Lutheran church in Newkirk with the Rev. Ernest Quillen officiating. Burial will follow in the Newkirk Cemetery under the direction of grace Memorial Chapel.
Guy Prather was born Jan. 24, 1911, near Butler in Custer County. He was the son of Fred and Gladys (Stigleman) Prather. The family moved to the Blackwell and Peckham area when he was eight years old.
Prather was a graduate of Blackwell High School. He continued his education at Northern Oklahoma Junior college in Tonkawa where he received his associate's degree in business.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in the mid-1930s, and served in Hawaii for over two years before receiving his honorable discharge. Following his military service, he married Ruth Eileen Barthel on Sept. 4, 1938, in Blackwell.
Prather was employed in the payroll department for Conoco Inc. for over 36 years, retiring in 1973. He was an active member of the St. John Lutheran Church and, in years past had been a member of the First Lutheran Church where he had served as elder and treasurer of the church. He also spent many years working with the Boy Scouts and coaching elementary boys' baseball, taking one of his teams to the state championships.
Survivors include his wife, Eileen, of the home; one son, Gary D. Prather, of Arkadelphia, Ark.; one daughter, Nova Rae Nethercot, of Oklahoma City; a brother, Elvin Prather, of Arkansas City, Kan.; three granddaughters, four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Belva Felinger.
Casket bearers will be Douglas Eisenhauer, Larry Eisenhauer, Dale Eisenhauer, Justin Ballard, Jack Thorpe, and Don Wolfe. Honorary casket bearers will be Jim Morgan, Paul Seeliger, Harlan Thompson, bill Edwards, Phil Johnson, and Lloyd Letourneau.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. John Lutheran church.
The family will be at the home, 1004 North Oak.
Note: obit provided by Barb D (#47125783)
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