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Submitted: 5/21/22 • Approved: 6/5/22 • Last Updated: 6/8/22 • R1433345-G1433344-S3
October 19, 1934 - December 3, 2019
*Obituary
Janice Prater, 85 of Cedarville passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 in her home.
She was a farmer, a member of Pleasant Valley Church of Christ in Van Buren and in Crawford County Horseman’s Association’s in the 1960 & 1970’s; she was on the Board for the Crawford County Fair, also Cedarville Community Association, the PTA and Cedarville’s 4-H Club Leader. She was the Hospitality Hostess for the Arkansas State House of Representatives and still had time to help be an aide at Head Start and assist with Postal Delivery to Evansville from Van Buren on top of that she instrument in creating in 1963 Cedarville’s first Public Library and was on their Library Board.
She was preceded in death by her parents Lester Joe and Rosa Inez (Bryson) Hoggins; step father Jack Horner; one brother Billy Hoggins.
She is survived by her husband Larry Prater of the home; one son Bill Prater, two daughters Glenanna O’Mara and husband Mike and Shanna Prater Davis all of Cedarville; one sister Jackie Gregory of Mesquite, Texas; one brother James Horner of Tennessee; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 11A.M. Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Ocker Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with burial to follow at Salem Cemetery in Cedarville under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren.
Pallbearers will be Jeremy Prater, Josh Prater, David O’Mara, Nathan Davis, Clay Hickey, Bill Prater, Mike O’Mara and Jeff Davis.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Jim Prater, Glen Prater, Tracy Prater, David Burkhart, Dick Hartley, The Robinson Family, The Bonewell Family, The Marshall Family and The Pleasant Valley Church Family.
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Contributed on 5/21/22 by Billsully060
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