Wahkiakum Eagle-February 2000 PRATER, LaVeta M. Age 91, was born in Lind, where she was raised and graduated from Lind High School. She graduated from the University of Washington and she received a teaching certificate from Western Washington Univ. She taught in Cathlamet for about 20 years and later in the Lake Oswego School District for about 15 years until retiring in 1972. She had lived in the Lake Oswego area since 1960. She was a 20-year member of the Oregon chapter of the National Rhododendron Society and did volunteer work at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden for many years. She married James D. Prater in 1942; he died in 1997. Survivors include her daughters, Judy Zeleny and Kathleen Nelson; and four grandchildren. LaVeta M. (Smart) Prater Burial place unknown 15 Dec 1908-06 Feb 2000 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from original newspaper collection.)