A forklift driver with Impact Forge, he enjoyed cooking very much and for many years cooked for Mapleview.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Hathaway-Myers Chapel on Pearl Street with James Mahoney officiating. Calling will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday and from 10 a.m. until service time Monday. Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Mr. Prather was born in Maysville, Ky., Dec. 31, 1951, the son of Archie and Sarah K. Lanthorn Prather.
He is survived by daughters, Teresa (Scott) Nickerson and Shannon (Jason Bannister) Prather of Columbus; a sister, Sherry Jacobs of Ottumwa, Iowa; a brother, Jeff Casey of Ottumwa; also survived by a brother, Dale, and a sister, Kay, in Missouri; and grandchildren, Dylan Prather, Alexis Bannister, Shelby, Ethan and Mara Sue Nickerson.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Roger Lanthorn.
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