BILLY K. PRATT
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March 15, 1934 - Aug. 24, 2013
Billy K. Pratt, 79, of Atlanta, passed from this life, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at his residence surrounded by his loving family and dearest friends.
He was born March 15, 1934, in Prattville, Texas in Delta County to Handel Harper and Melba Pratt. He was retired from the Texas Department of Transportation. He was an active member of the Atlanta Church of Christ, where he served as a former deacon and treasurer for 30 years.
An avid outdoorsman, he loved and appreciated God’s wondrous creation. He enjoyed hunting locally and cherished his adventures in the Rocky Mountains. He leaves behind a legacy of heart-warming, poetic prayers that praised God for the beauties of nature that he awoke to each morning.
His parents, Handel Harper and Melba Pratt, preceded him in death.
His wife of 59 years, Jean Pratt of Atlanta; one son, Dr. Steven Pratt and wife Nora of Atlanta; and a host of friends survive him.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, at Hanner Funeral Service.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the Hanner Funeral Chapel with Jacob Rutledge and Luke Nickerson officiating. Interment will follow at Laws Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Hanner Funeral Service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Serenity Hospice, 5604 Summerhill Road, Suite 3, Texarkana, Texas 75503; or to M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, P. O. Box 4486, Houston, Texas 77210-4486, or www.mdanderson.org/gifts.
Guest registry is at www.hannerfuneralservice.com.
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