OBITUARY: Prater, James Oliver - Monday, July 26, 2010 Submitted by: Carole Bays ********************************************************************* PRATER, James Oliver age 85 of Liberty, IN passed away Monday July 26, 2010 at the Dayton VA Hospital. Born in Helechawa, KY the son of the late Everett and Elsie (Dykes) Prater. James was retired from Local 24 as a Sheet Metal Worker. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by sons James Jr. and Tommy Prater, grandson Matthew Montgomery, brothers Bill and Buck Prater, sister Elizabeth Burns, son in law Raymond West. He is survived by his wife Carol, sons Dennis (Michelle) Wilhoit, and Earl (Diane) Wilhoit. Daughters Lori (Johnnie Ray) Montgomery, Lisa (Jeff) Wolford and Cindy West, sisters Jenny (Jimmy) Gilley and Janet (Don) Riegel. 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Graveside funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday July 29, 2010 at Fairview Cemetery; Gratis, Ohio. Pastor Todd Velte officiating. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association , 3797 Summit Glen Dr. Suite G100 Dayton, Ohio 45449. Arrangements by Arpp & Root Funeral Home Germantown. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.arpprootfh.com ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.