Guy L. Prater

Joanna, SC
Guy L. Prater, age 83 of 205 Laurens St. died Friday, June 30th at his home.
He was born in Batesburg, SC and was a son of the late Louie and Lillie Rikard Prater.
Mr. Prater was a member of the First Baptist Church of Joanna; the Joanna Men’s Club; played professional baseball in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization from 1946 to 1950. He was retired from Greenwood Mills and was a US Army veteran of WWII.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara Willingham Prater of the home; four children, Cynthia P. Wright and husband Kenneth of Blowing Rock, NC, Timothy G. Prater and wife Dell of Pacolet, Melanie P. Young and husband, Calvin of Clinton, Kevin C. Prater and wife Andrea of Greenwood; nine grandchildren, Richard Landrum (Lanny) Wilson and wife Jamie, Lauren Wilson Greene and husband Sid, Tori Wright, Benjamin Guy Prater and Rachel Young Prater, Michael Calvin Young, Jr. and wife Marji, Allyson Marie Young, Nathaniel Prater and Christopher Prater, three great grandchildren, Kimberly Isabella (Ella) Young, Brett Mason Young, Kati Mac Greene; a brother, Hack Prater and wife Cat; two sisters, Marie Roebuck and Betty Nabors; seven nieces and nine nephews.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Rudolph Prater and Ralph C. (Snow) Prater.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, July 2nd at 3:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Joanna, burial in Rosemont Cemetery with Military Honors.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Men’s Sunday School Class and the Joanna Men’s Club members.
The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Gray Funeral Home of Clinton