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Prater 2027 Family Reunion

Join us for a weekend of family, food, laughter, and love as we come together to celebrate the Prater Family!

Save the Date October 15–17, 2027 Friday to Sunday · Times to follow
Location Cottonport, LA D's Place
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Same Family | New Memories

The Reunion

When

October 15–17, 2027.

Friday to Sunday. Plan to come for the whole weekend; times to follow.

Where

D's Place
Cottonport, Louisiana

Street address to follow.

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What

A weekend of family, food, laughter, and love. The full schedule of events will be posted here.

Have an idea for the weekend? Tell us when you sign up.

Where to Stay

Please don't book your room yet. The committee is working on a block of rooms at a family discount. We'll post the booking details here, and send them to everyone who signed up, as soon as they're ready.

Count Me In

The single most helpful thing you can do right now: let us know you're interested and how to reach you. It helps us plan food, space, and lodging, and it's how you'll get the dates first.

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The sign-up form is almost ready. Check back soon, or ask a family organizer to add you to the list.

Spread the Word

Every cousin, aunt, uncle, and grandkid should hear about this. Send this page to the Praters in your phone.

Good Questions

Who's invited?

All Prater family: those who carry the name, those who married in, and every generation in between. Bring the kids and grandkids.

When is the reunion?

Friday, October 15 through Sunday, October 17, 2027, at D's Place in Cottonport. The schedule of events and times will be posted here.

Where should I stay?

The family will stay at the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville or the Hampton Inn & Suites Marksville in Mansura. See Where to Stay. Please don't book yet: the committee is working on a discounted block of rooms.

Is there a cost?

Details to follow. Any costs will be posted here before you need to make plans.

How can I help?

Sign up, share this page, and send us old family photos and stories. Volunteers for food, games, and setup will be welcome once planning gets going.

Family Photos

Years of Prater gatherings, faces, and memories, all in one place. Find yourself, find your folks, and save your favorites.

A large family group gathered on the lawn by a picnic pavilion
Family members in costume, smiling together at a party
A group of family members laughing together outdoors
Group photo of about 100 Prater family members in matching gold T-shirts outside the Doss Activity Building, captioned Prater Family 2025 Reunion, Kickin' It With My Kin
Browse the Family Album Opens on SmugMug

From the Archives

2004 Prater Family Reunion

The Motown Showdown

Big wigs, Smooth moves, high energy and everyone on their feet. Think you can top this in 2027?

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About 5 minutes, with sound. Trouble playing it? Watch it on SmugMug.

Sepia studio portrait of Kitty (Katie) Prater, seated, wearing round glasses and a dark high-necked dress
Kitty (Katie) Prater
Sepia studio portrait of Warren Prater in a dark suit, white shirt and tie
Warren Prater
Faded color photo of nine of Warren Prater's children, two men in suits and seven women, posed together indoors in front of a patterned curtain
Warren's children, grandchildren of Kitty and JosephIn loving memory

Our Story

Our Prater heritage begins in Bunkie, Louisiana, where Kitty (Katie) Hughes, the daughter of Mary Chaney, married Joseph Prater. Together they had five children: William Davis, Charles, Steve, Warren and Mary. All five were born in Bunkie.

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The family later moved to Marksville. William Davis and Mary settled in Alexandria, while Charles, Steve and Warren stayed in Marksville. Warren's children, Kitty and Joseph's grandchildren, carried the family on from there.

We are their children's children, and together with the descendants of Warren's brothers and sister, we are working to uphold the Prater name.

Today our family works in the professions, government, the trades, construction and farming, and we are still striving to do our best.

The Family Line

Mary Chaney
Kitty (Katie) Hughes & Joseph Prater
William DavisCharlesSteveWarrenMary

Warren's children · In loving memory

MargaretEuniceCharlesRosa JaneEllenDorethaEthelGeorgiaMaudeErnestLouisCJ

along with the children and grandchildren of William Davis, Charles, Steve and Mary

and all of us
BunkieWhere it began
MarksvilleCharles, Steve & Warren
AlexandriaWilliam Davis & Mary
Cottonport2027 reunion

Bunkie, Marksville and Cottonport are all in Avoyelles Parish. In 2027, the reunion comes home.

Have an old reunion picture, a family recipe, or a story about the ones who came before us? Send it in and it may be featured here.