{"id":93012,"date":"2025-04-05T12:17:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T16:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=93012"},"modified":"2025-04-05T12:17:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T16:17:24","slug":"roy-eugene-prater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=93012","title":{"rendered":"Roy Eugene Prater"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\r\njQuery(document).ready(function () {var html = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html).insertAfter(\".elementor-widget-theme-post-content\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\tvar html1 = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html1).insertBefore(\".elementor-element-156402f\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4268950360\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ().push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n \r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\r\njQuery(document).ready(function () {var html = '<ins class=\"\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins><script>(=window. || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html).insertAfter(\"div.elementor-element.elementor-element-31b33ad.elementor-widget.elementor-widget-image\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\tvar html1 = '<ins class=\"\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins><script>(=window. || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html1).insertBefore(\"div.elementor-element.elementor-element-e95eabd.elementor-widget.elementor-widget-image\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/.js?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4268950360\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ( = window. || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93013\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Thumbnail-1-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Thumbnail-1-1.webp 340w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Thumbnail-1-1-232x300.webp 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nRoy Eugene Prater, 75, of Marion, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital of Downtown in Fort Wayne. He was born in Jacksonville, Texas, on Tuesday, July 19, 1949, to Carlton D. and Neva (Madison) Prater. He was married to his loving wife, Sherry (Gray) Prater, who survives.\r\n\r\nRoy graduated from New Summerfield High School in Texas. He worked as an A\/C technician for 36 years before working at Intelligrated, where he was an electrician. Roy loved building miniature towns, mostly western towns.\r\n\r\nRoy is survived by his wife, Sherry Prater of Marion; children, Amy Buys, Troy Prater, Rodney (Rachel) Prater, and Sabrina Kegley; grandchildren, Fletcher Dorris, Mathew Mele, Robert Mele, Sarah Prater, Markus (Maylana Banter) Jones, Joel Jones, Aiden Prater, Kayla Prater, Logan Prater, and Colton Clark; and brothers, Wayne Prater and Dewey Prater.\r\n\r\nHe was preceded in death by his father, Carlton D. Prater, and his mother, Neva Prater.\r\n\r\nThere will be no public visitation or funeral service.\r\n\r\nArrangements are entrusted to Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral &amp; Cremation Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. 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He was born in Jacksonville, Texas, on Tuesday, July 19, 1949, to Carlton D. and Neva (Madison) Prater. He was married to his loving wife, Sherry (Gray) Prater, who survives. 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