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Edna NaDean (Jones)
Prather
Sep 6, 1932 - May 21, 2018
Posted by: Ann Weber
STUMPFF FUNERAL HOME
BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON CO, OK
(permission granted)
Edna NaDean Prather, age 85, passed away peacefully at her home on May
21, 2018, with her husband of 66 years by her side. She was born
September 6, 1932 in Bartlesville, OK, to Louis Bud “Snooks” Jones and
Emelene (Whiles) Jones.
NaDean, called “Sister,” by family and friends was raised on a ranch 3
miles outside of Bartlesville, OK. She attended the rural school of
Butler Creek for elementary and graduated 8th grade from St. John
Catholic School in 1947. She graduated from College High School in
Bartlesville. In 1951, she married George Henry Prather in Bentonville,
AR, and they made their home in Bartlesville, OK. To this union, three
children were born: John Prather, Cynthia Roberts, and Joy Galloway.
Edna worked as a draftsman for Cities Service, then Phillips Petroleum
Company. Upon retirement in 1979, she and her husband built their home
in the country and raised cattle and horses. NaDean was a proud member
of the Osage and Cherokee tribes and a lifetime member of the
Bartlesville Round-Up Club. She had a love of hobbies, a few of which
included writing and drawing, painting, and raising birds.
NaDean is preceded in death by her parents Louis Bud “Snooks” Jones and
Emelene Jones, a brother Elmer Jones and a sister Joy Buttman, of
Bartlesville, OK.
NaDean is survived by her husband, Henry, of the home, and their
children John Prather, Cynthia Roberts, and Joy Galloway, all of
Bartlesville; grandchildren Nikki (Mike) Young of Bartlesville, Kris
Galloway-Perry of Bartlesville, David Roberts, M.D. (Laurissa) of
Nashville, TN, and Michelle Roberts of Chicago, IL; great-grandchildren
Gracie Galloway-Perry, Collin Young, Cooper Young, Grayson
Galloway-Tatum, and Reece Young, Bartlesville; nieces, Tina Venn, Terri
Summers, and Tammy Falleaf, Bartlesville. She will also be remembered by
many great nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be on Friday, May 25th at 1:00 pm at the family
homestead cemetery, located 3 miles outside of Bartlesville, OK, on
Hudson Lake Rd.
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