Ronald Ray Prather

Good morning, for those attending the visitation and funeral service today for Mr. Prather will possibly encounter delays when driving to the funeral home. The Angier Christmas parade happens at 10:00 am this morning. The parade entrants stage at the church across the street and the school next door to us. The best way to get to the funeral home will be to turn onto Pleasant Street from NC 210 Highway East. Once you are on Pleasant Street, you will then turn right onto East McIver Street. In this area you will encounter one of the Angier Police Officers, let them know that you are headed to Bryan-Lee Funeral Home for the Prather service. They will get you through and onto the funeral home as soon as they can. Please call us at 919-639-8225 to let us know if you are attending the service today, so we can possibly start late to accommodate everyone due to the parade.

Thank you so much for your understanding.

Ronald Ray Prather, 83, of Fuquay-Varina, NC went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Dec. 1, 2024. Ronald was born on Jan. 5,1941 in Kemper, IL to Lester Freeman Prather and Ella Marie (Scott) Prather. Ronald married Barbara Jane (Knight) Prather on June 21,1963 and they were married for over 60 years.

Ronald was an employee of McDonnell Douglas and the Boeing Company in St. Louis, MO for 36 years where he held various roles in maintenance, production and planning until his retirement in 1996. He was an avid golfer and loved to hunt and fish when he had the opportunity. Ronald liked to travel and spent many winters in Florida where he and Barbara enjoyed time with friends, walking on the beach, shelling and bird watching.

Ronald was preceded in death by his wife Barbara, his parents and his brothers & sisters: Pete Prather and his wife Ruth (Cox) Prather, Kerry Prather and his wife Kay (Shanks) Prather, Doris Warner-Lanham and her husband Bill Lanham, Bertha Eileen Bennett and her husband Melvin Bennett, Dale Prather and Richard Knight.

Ronald leaves behind his daughter, Melissa (Prather) Koenig, her husband, Dale Koenig and 4 grandchildren: Katelyn Bachman, Emily Koenig-Terneus and her husband, Matt, Trevor Koenig and his wife, Erica and Spencer Koenig and his wife, Caroline as well as sisters-in-law, Iola Prather, Frances Knight and many nieces & nephews.

Funeral Services will be held at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home in Angier, NC on Saturday Dec. 7, 2024. Visitation will be from 10am-11am with funeral services following. In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Mid-Way Baptist Church in Raleigh or the American Heart Association.