Christopher David Prater
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Sept. 18, 1997, at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, to Howard and Jenny Builta Prater.
He was a resident of Syracuse since 2006. He was a senior at Wawasee High School, worked at McDonald’s in Syracuse and attended both Vineyard Church of Syracuse and the Trinity United Methodist Church in Warsaw.
He enjoyed spending time with family and had a love for fishing, enjoyed traveling and cars (especially his truck) and liked to cook. He had a love and respect for the military service and was committed to join the U.S. Army following graduation from high school.
Survivors are: his mother and step-father, Jenny and Jim Layne, Syracuse; his father, Howard Prater, Scott Air Force Base, O’Fallon, Ill.; a sister, Amy Prater, North Webster; a step-sister, Emilia, and step-brother, Jason, at the Layne home, Syracuse; grandparents, Don and Lynda Prater, Warsaw, and Janet and James Merchant, Valparaiso; three aunts, Amanda Prater, Warsaw; Melissa Drongowski, Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; and Alexis Builta, Florida; three uncles, Daniel Builta, DeMotte; Robert Builta, Valparaiso; and Darrel Drongowski, Mt. Juliet, Tenn. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Alan Builta.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Pastors Dave Winters and Dave Hummel officiating. Burial is in Syracuse Cemetery.
Calling is from 10 a.m. until the service today.
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Memorials to Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.
Condolences via www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
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He was born Sept. 18, 1997, at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, to Howard and Jenny Builta Prater.
He was a resident of Syracuse since 2006. He was a senior at Wawasee High School, worked at McDonald’s in Syracuse and attended both Vineyard Church of Syracuse and the Trinity United Methodist Church in Warsaw.
He enjoyed spending time with family and had a love for fishing, enjoyed traveling and cars (especially his truck) and liked to cook. He had a love and respect for the military service and was committed to join the U.S. Army following graduation from high school.
Survivors are: his mother and step-father, Jenny and Jim Layne, Syracuse; his father, Howard Prater, Scott Air Force Base, O’Fallon, Ill.; a sister, Amy Prater, North Webster; a step-sister, Emilia, and step-brother, Jason, at the Layne home, Syracuse; grandparents, Don and Lynda Prater, Warsaw, and Janet and James Merchant, Valparaiso; three aunts, Amanda Prater, Warsaw; Melissa Drongowski, Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; and Alexis Builta, Florida; three uncles, Daniel Builta, DeMotte; Robert Builta, Valparaiso; and Darrel Drongowski, Mt. Juliet, Tenn. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Alan Builta.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Pastors Dave Winters and Dave Hummel officiating. Burial is in Syracuse Cemetery.
Calling is from 10 a.m. until the service today.
*****
Memorials to Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.
Condolences via www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
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