Memorial services for Rev. Franklin Eugene Prater, age 68, of Rusk, are scheduled for 2:00 pm Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at Autry Funeral Home chapel, Jacksonville with Rev. James Jacobs officiating.
Rev. Prater passed away Sunday, February 7, 2010 in Rusk.
He was born September 25, 1941 in Bakersfield, CA.
Rev. Prater was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Rusk, where he was formerly a song leader, was a minister for 25 years in Jacksonville, Rusk, Ponta and Illinois, employee of Rusk State Hospital for 14 years and was an electrician.
Survivors include wife of 25 years Martha Yarbrough Prater of Rusk; sons Glen Prater of Rusk, Gene Prater of Alto and Martin Holsome of Rusk; daughters Jennifer Prater and Sarah Prater, both of Rusk; brother Roger Peerson of Rodeo, CA; sister Janice Vasquez of Charlotte, N. C.; six grandchildren Christie, Jennifer, Blayke, Mykaela, Madison and Hunter; two great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be Greg Majors, A. C. Teer, Martin Holsome, John Tom Yarbrough, and The Majors Koffee Klutch.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 pm Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Autry Funeral Home, Jacksonville.
