Cari S. Prater

Cari S. Prater
1973 – 2016
Tarkio, Missouri

Cari Sue Prater, the daughter of Richard and Connie (Brummett) Prater was born November 17, 1973, in Fairfax, Missouri. Cari graduated from Tarkio High School in 1992 and attended Cosmetology school in Kansas City, Missouri, and Shenandoah, Iowa.

In 1994, Cari was employed as a dispatcher for KAW Liquid Transport, a trucking company in Kansas City. In 2001, Cari was recruited and hired as a dispatcher by Wynne Transport and moved to Omaha, Nebraska. In early 2002, Cari was forced to end her employment due to Multiple Sclerosis and returned to Tarkio, where she lived to the present time. Cari passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016, at an Omaha, Nebraska, hospital at the age of 42.

Cari attended a Christian Church in Kansas City where she was baptized. After returning to Tarkio, Cari attended St. John’s Lutheran Church, Westboro, Missouri, and was baptized by Rev. Pearson.

Cari was preceded in death by her grandparents. Survivors include her daughter, Catelyn Mackenzi Prater; parents, Richard and Connie Prater, all of Tarkio; sisters, Shaunna (Chad) Sjulin, and their children, Luke and Lilah Sjulin, Springfield, Nebraska, and Kelli (Justin) Wulff, and their children, Aniston and Langdon Wulff, Grain Valley, Missouri; and numerous cousins.

Memorial Service: 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 9, 2016, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Westboro, Missouri.
Inurnment: 12:30 PM, Saturday, July 9th, Walkup Grove Cemetery, Fairfax, Missouri.
The family will receive friends following the inurnment at the Prater family home, Tarkio.
There will be no memorial services or visitation at Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.
Memorials: Cari Prater Memorial Fund for her daughter Catelyn’s education.
Obituaries and condolences at www.minterfuneralchapels.com.
Services directed by Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.