Thomas W. Prather

Thomas W. Prather, age 78, of 808 East Ferguson Street, died Thursday, December 18, 2008 in the Hospice House of Laurens County.
He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Walter C. and Rose Pattilo Prather.
Mr. Prather was retired from the Post Office after 34 years of service. He was a member of the Shrine Club, Rural Letter Carriers Association, and the S.C. Law Enforcement Association. He was also a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church.
He is survived by a daughter, Cecelia A. Prather of Clinton; a brother, Donald C. Prather and wife, Fay of Greer; two sisters, Elsie Prather Stephens of Columbia, and Margie Prather Franklin and husband, Boyd of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; a daughter-in-law, Joy C. Prather of Clinton; two grandchildren, Scott T. Prather and wife, Sharon, and Melissa Prather Entrekin and husband, Andy; four great grandchildren, John Michael Entrekin, Anna Grace Entrekin, Mark Thomas Entrekin, and Shanna Elizabeth Rose Prather; other family members, Jean McKinney of Columbia and Lorraine Martin and her husband, Leland of Greenwood as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Mr. Prather was predeceased by his wife, Martha F. Prather; a son, John W. Prather; two sisters, Thelma Prather Elledge and Lucille Prather Smith; and two brothers, Morris Aaron Prather and Robert J. Prather.
Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
at Broad Street United Methodist Church with burial in Rosemont Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Gray Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Laurens County designated to Jaime’s Treehouse, P.O. Box 178, Clinton, SC 29325 or to Broad St. United Methodist Church, 310 N. Broad St., Clinton, SC 29325.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.grayfuneralhome.com .
Gray Funeral Home of Clinton