Jean Duck Prather

1926-2023

Jean Prather passed away peacefully at home in Auburn on March 7, 2023 at the age of 96.

Jean was born in 1926 to Edward and Willie Duck and grew up in the tiny community of Elder, near Dadeville, Alabama. She went to high school in Dadeville, where she met the love of her life, Roy D. Prather.

She completed a degree in bookkeeping at Southern Union and worked for the Chambers County welfare department for a time. Jean & Roy married in 1949 and eventually moved to Auburn where he completed his pharmacy degree.

Many people remember Jean from the years she worked as the bookkeeper for their family business, Glendean Drugs in Auburn, while raising their daughter Wanda.

Jean also had many friends from her longtime association with the Auburn United Methodist Church. After her husband's death in 1991, she spent many happy years volunteering in the church office, answering the phones and helping with many other administrative tasks until ill health forced her to retire.

Jean is survived by her daughter, Wanda Prather, of Columbia, MD.

Visitation will be held at 2:00 pm followed by a memorial service at 3:00 pm on Saturday March 11, 2023, at Frederick-Dean funeral home in Opelika. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the food pantry at AUMC. Visit www.aumc.net/give and click on Memorials to donate.

Frederick-Dean Funeral Home is handling all arrangements.