Lora Y. Prather

MATTOON - Lora Yvonne Prather, 75, of Mattoon, passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Funeral services honoring her life will begin on Saturday, September 4 at 2:00 p.m. at the Schilling Funeral Home, 1301 Charleston Ave. with Reverend Steve Massengill officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethel Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held two hours prior to services (12:00-2:00) at the funeral home. Lora was born on February 5, 1935 in Chicago the daughter of Blondie and Dorothy (Davidson) O'Dell. She married Robert Alonzo Prather. Survivors include her sons, Steve Rardin of Gays, David Prather and wife Barbara of Mattoon; her daughter, Cathy Ashe and husband Jason of Gays; her grandchildren, James Prather and wife Billi of Mason, John Prather and wife Kim of Iola, Becky Daniels and husband Mike of Gays, Tina King and husband Acardio of Windsor, Paige Lewis and husband Kheenan of Charleston, Nathaniel Ashe of Gays; her sisters, Diane Kremer and special friend Kenneth Chapman of Mattoon, Kay Mingus and husband Larry of Mattoon; her step-children Bobby Dale Prather and wife Marsha of Shelbyville, Brenda McQueen and husband Ronnie of Mattoon and Larry Redman and wife Beth of Fairmont and sixteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband; her daughter, Sue Lukecart; her son, Kenny Allen Prather; her brother, "Sonny" Charles Edgin; her sister, Betty Griffith and her great grandson, Jeffrey Aidan Daniels and her step-father, Roscoe Prather. Lora was a former member of the American Legion and Eagles. She was an avid player of solitaire. As a teenager she was a competitive horse rider and loved to ice skate. She will be missed. Memorial donations in her honor may be made to the family.