Ray R. Pratt
Ray R. Pratt died Wednesday in a San Francisco hospital at the age of 74.
Mr. Pratt was born in Salt Lake City on Feb. 14, 1871 and was the son of Orson and Marion Ross Pratt. Mr. Pratt’s father was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Council of the Twelve Apostles.
Survivors are a son, Capt. Ross Pratt, U.S. Army overseas; two daughters Laurie Pratt, Los Angeles and Mrs. Charles Camp, Berkeley, Calif.; six brothers and sisters, Artherus Pratt, Mrs. Alvin A. Beesley, Mrs. James S. Morgan, Mrs. William L. Shiverick, Salt Lake City; Mrs. J.L. Armstrong, Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Richard Farrington, Portland, Ore.; and six grandchildren.
The funeral and burial will be conducted in San Francisco.
[Deseret News, Feb. 24, 1945, 14]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, Jan. 2006]
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Local and State Obituaries
Ray R. Pratt
Ray R. Pratt died recently in a San Francisco hospital, after a lingering illness, according to word received here yesterday.
Son of the late Apostle Orson and Marion Ross Pratt, and, a veteran of the Spanish American War, he is survived by a son, Capt. Ross Pratt, U.S. Army overseas; two daughters, Laurie Pratt, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Charles Camp, of Berkeley, Calif.; six grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters. Artherus Pratt, Mrs. Alvin A. Beesley, Mrs. James S. Morgan, Mrs. William L. Shiverick, Salt Lake City; Mrs. J.L. Armstrong, Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Richard Farrington, Portland, Ore.
Services and interment will be in San Francisco.
[Deseret News, Feb. 28, 1945, 7]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, Jan. 2006]
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Orson Pratt’s Son Dies on Coast
Ray R. Pratt, 74, former Salt Lake resident and son of the late Orson Pratt, formerly a member of the LDS council of twelve apostles, died Wednesday in a San Francisco hospital after a lingering illness.
Born in Salt Lake City, Feb. 14, 1871, a son of Orson and Marion Ross Pratt, he resided here until he entered the armed services during the Spanish-American war.
Survivors include a son, Capt. Ross Pratt, U.S. army overseas; two daughters, Laurie Pratt, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Charles Camp, Berkeley, Cal.; six brothers and sisters, Artherus Pratt, Mrs. Alvin A. Beesley, Mrs. James S. Morgan, Mrs. William L. Shiverick, Salt Lake city; Mrs. J.L. Armstrong, Miami, Fla.; and Mrs. Richard Farrington, Portland, Ore., and six grandchildren.
Funeral services and burial will be in San Francisco.
[Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 24, 1945, 18]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, Jan. 2006]
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