04-13-15 Visiting more of the Prather Family

Today was a good day. My cousins, Joan and Sharon brought Uncle Willis down to Uncle Shelby's to visit us. Plus, their brother, Winn also came up to visit us. They live in or near Colfax and Winn lives south of New Orleans. I had seen Joan and Uncle Willis in 2010 for mom's funeral, but I haven't see Sharon or Winn in 30+ years. I updated family records with them while I had them there to get the info from. I am trying to get the Prather family info updated and set up a family tree book.

 Uncle Willis (94y.0., dad's oldest brother)

 

 Cousins Juanita & Curtiss (Shelby's), Harold

 

 Cousin Joan Prather Futrell

 

 Cousins Winn Prather & Sharon Prather Turner

 

 Winn, Sharon, Uncle Willis, Joan

 

Uncle Shelby & Uncle Willis (dad's brothers)

 

 

After they left we ran to Eunice Poultry and picked up some crawfish for Uncle Shelby to make some crawfish etoufee for us for dinner and some to take home. Also, got some good mixed sausage for gumbo and boudin to take home and some boudin to eat now.

 

 Boudin

 

Crawfish tails

 

Next we went to see Aunt Pearl (dad's sister) and Peggy & Skip, who now live with her to care for her. They had just returned from Houston the day before. Skip had a stint/shunt put in for an aorta aneurysm. He was doing pretty good. This was the first time I had met Skip (Jack). Haven't seen Peggy in 30+ years. It was great to see her. She gave me a print of a bayou drawing that her son, Brandon had done when he was 18 (he is now 41). Love it. Aunt Pearl has dementia/alzheimers, but she seemed to know who I was, she just can't voice it since the stroke she had.

 

I had called and left a message for Uncle Floyd to let him know we were going to visit him next. He got the message and came over to Aunt Pearl's to see us. Saved us a trip and allowed us to spend a little more time with him.

Aunt Pearl Prather Young (dad's sister)

Uncle Floyd Prather (dad's brother) in chair

 

 Skip (Jack Adams)

Peggy showing me some special features in Brandon's drawing.

 

 Me and Uncle Floyd

 

Me and Peggy Young Adams

Yep, we are Prathers! LOL!

 

After visiting Aunt Pearl's house, we went to visit my cousin Harrison & Earline Prather (Uncle Clarence's son). Harrison has always been there for our family events, weddings, funerals, etc. They purchased and now live in the house that Grandma & Grandpa Prather use to own/live in. They have been doing some renovations and it really looks nice, inside and out.

 

 

 Their home.

Earline, Harrison and I

Harrison gave me some Mardi Gras beads with flying pigs on it.

They stock vending machines and rest areas and such and do some with the beads. Love 'em!

 

Returned to Uncle Shelby's and had some delicious crawfish etoufee.

 

Uncle Shelby makes the best crawfish etoufee. Yum!

Got some crawfish tails to take home and have his recipe.