Mildred Mae Prater, 84, formerly of Wabash, Indiana, died at 3:13 am, Monday, March 20, 2017 at Millers Merry Manor in Columbia City, Indiana. She was born December 22, 1932 in Wabash, to Charles Henry and Rachael A.(Barnes) Easterday.
She married John Prater on April 17, 1954 in Logansport, Indiana; he died December 18, 1984. She worked at B. Walter, in Wabash, for 10 years, and was a homemaker.
She is survived by two daughters, Tina (Gary) Starr of Wabash, and Sheila (Thomas) Ridenour of Columbia City; five grandchildren, Tammy (Andy) Brewer of Harlan, Kentucky, Johnny (Cymilee) Napier of Olive Hill, Kentucky, Bryce Shepherd, Trevor Shepherd, and Gavin Jones, all of Columbia City; four great grandchildren, brother and sisters, Shirley Stacy, Darlene Slater, and Arthur Easterday, all of Wabash. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two sons, Gary Howard, and Randy Prater, three brothers, two sisters, and a great grandson.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Charlie Easterday officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 12:30-2 pm Wednesday, at the funeral home.