Linda Gail Oney Prater age 73 of Salyersville, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Gail was born November 26th, 1947 at home in White Oak, Kentucky to the late Gardner and Opal Marie Owens Oney. Gail leaves behind three children; Patrick Neal Prater (Traci) of Salyersville, Kentucky, Amy Marie Prater Fairchild (Mark) of Salyersville, Kentucky, and Jack Wendall Prater Jr. (Jessica) of Paintsville, Kentucky. She also leaves behind three grandsons; James Dillion Prater, Matthew Justin Fairchild, Patrick Shane Prater and her precious granddaughter, Macy Marie Fairchild.
Gail was the youngest of seven children and leaves behind one brother, Lowell Gray Oney, and two sisters, Wilma Faye Oney Adams and Sandra Rose Oney Say Williams, all of Ohio. She also leaves behind two sister-in-law, Kay Prater Oney of Norfolk, Virginia, and Nancy Oney of Bowling Green, Kentucky, along with one brother-in-law, Jack Reed of Ohio, her lifelong best friend, Zula Ray Johnson, several nieces, nephews, cousins, friends along with a special friend, Letress Wooden of Norfolk, Virginia.
In addition to her parents, Gail is preceded in death by her husband and the love of her life, Jack Wendall Prater, along with two brothers, Harold Gardner “Gardy” Oney and Sharon Vaughan “Sug” Oney and one sister Wanda Lee Oney Reed.
Funeral services for Gail were conducted at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 23, 2021 from the Magoffin County Funeral Home Chapel with J.R. Owens officiating. Burial followed in the Prater Cemetery at Carpenter Ridge, Kentucky.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Magoffin County Funeral Home.
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