NAME: HALLA MAE (FRENCH) PRATER, AGE 89, LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 25, 1913 AT BONHAM, TEXAS TO AMOS ALFRED AND DORA (LEE) FRENCH.

PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2003 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 89 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 10 DAYS.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT BENTLEY AND NUMEROUS OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA, AS WELL AS A SHORT TIME IN ARIZONA.

OCCUPATION: HALLA WORKED MANY YEARS IN RESTAURANTS BEFORE CO-OWNING PRATERS CAFE FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER AS WELL.

MARRIED: LUM OLIN PRATER ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1930 AT HOLLIS, OK.

CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF MT VIEW PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH.

SURVIVED BY

SON: LEAMON OLIN PRATER OF ATOKA, OK.

DAUGHTER: NOLA FAY COOK AND HUSBAND TITUS OF WICHITA FALLS, TX.

BROTHER: CECIL FRENCH AND WIFE HAZEL OF CAMINO, CA.

SISTER: VIRGIE WHITE OF QUAIL, TX.

DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: DELORIS PRATER OF ATOKA, OK.

10 GRANDCHILDREN, 14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 10 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY

PARENTS: AMOS ALFRED AND DORA FRENCH. HUSBAND: LUM PRATER. INFANT DAUGHTER: ALTA LAVON PRATER. GRANDSON: STEVEN GIBSON. GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: TIFFANY SCHERRER. BROTHERS: CLAUD, EARL, HENRY, LOUIE, AND JOHN FRENCH.

DATE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2003 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.

INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY ~ BENTLEY, OK.

OFFICIATING: REV. BOB GRAHAM.

CASKETBEARERS: ROGER PRATER, ROY LEE PRATER, RUSSELL PRATER, LARRY COOK, JASON SOKORA, COREY SOKORA, CODY COOK, MICHAEL MCCRAVY.