George Edward Prater, 84

A farmer and retired employee of the state Department of Transportation and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late J.R. and Ebbie Youngblood Prater; and was preceded in death by brothers, Shelie, Medford, Allen and Hubert Prater; and sisters, Amon Pearsall, Ruby Prater, and Hattie E. Prater.

He is survived by his wife, Laura Prater; children and spouses, Truman and Ann Prater, Donny Prater, Janice and James Coleman, all of Centertown, Carolyn Faye and James Phillip Adcock of Belk, Nadine and Danny Sain of Bethany, Brenda and Joe Merriman of Leoni, Jimmy Prater of Short Mountain, Gail and Danny Gillette of McMinnville; sister, Inez Bell of Centertown; 20 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home with Odel Powell and Kenneth Mears officiating. Burial will follow at Ivy Bluff Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. until time of service today at Love-Cantrell & Cope. Online condolences may be sent at www.lovecantrellcopefuneralhome.com.

Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 12, 2006