Ouachita-Franklin County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....PRATHER, CLAUDINE PICKERING June 19, 2016 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: GINA BROWN rootsgirl36@gmail.com September 4, 2016, 6:03 am News Star World - June 21, 2016 CLAUDINE PICKERING PRATHER Funeral service for Ms. Claudine Prather, 71, of Gilbert, will take place at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in the chapel of Calvary Baptist Church, Gilbert, LA. Rev. Bobby Ensminger will officiate the service and interment will follow at Turkey Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, all under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home-Winnsboro, LA. Ms. Claudine, a member of Calvary Baptist Church and retired banker, was born to the union of Edward Nelson Pickering and Juanita Dubell Pickering on November 18, 1944 in Wisner, LA and went to her heavenly home on June 19, 2016 in Winnsboro, LA. Ms. Claudine was a loving mother and grandmother who loved her church and church family. She was active in several clubs, including the Franklin Parish Quilting Club and Gilbert Women's Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Juanita Pickering; husband, Jimmy Prather; and grandchildren, Erin and Amber Jones. Survivors left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Candy Jones and husband George of Gilbert, LA, and Penny Cain and husband Jerry of Sterlington, LA; grandchildren, Lyndsey Smith and husband Curtis, Garret Jones, Hunter Jones, and James Logan Cain; great granddaughter, Livy Beth Smith; brothers, Gene Pickering and wife Melba of Wisner, LA, and Jimmy Pickering and wife Sue of Wisner, LA; sisters, Linda Williams of Wisner, LA, Lori Roberts and husband Marty of Wisner, LA, and Emily Wilson of Wisner, LA; and her special canine companion, Lil-Man. Pallbearers that will be honoring Ms. Claudine are James Logan Cain, Curtis Smith, Hunter Jones, Jamie Fortenberry, Garrett Jones, and Brian Wilson. The family will receive friends for visitation on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 from 5:00-8:00 at the church. Donations may be made to Shriner's Hospital for Children in honor of Ms. Claudine's memory at www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org Online registry/condolences at www.youngscommunity.com Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home Winnsboro, LA File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/p/prather5390nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb