Sally Prater, Pullman resident, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021 in Pullman at the age of 85. Private family graveside services will be held at the Greenwood Cemetery in Palouse. Sally was born January 22, 1936 to Fred and Mary (Bunch) Deerkop of Palouse, Washington and grew up on a farm there. She met Robert Prater while they were in high school and they married July 20, 1954 and had 2 children. Bob and Sally lived in Palouse until 1978 when they moved to Pullman where she lived until her death on Sunday.

Sally was a hairdresser for 44 years, first in Palouse then in Pullman, where she amused many people by walking to work reading a book. She and Bob loved dancing together, she was a Cub Scout den mother, enjoyed camping with her family which frequently included making huckleberry pancakes and fried toast, believed in family dinners (homemade noodles with chicken and wilted lettuce were frequent favorites), and taught her son to stand on his head. Sally loved her family, always there with a joke and a smile, and they will miss her very much.

She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Bob, at their Pullman home; her 2 children, Kym (Jack) Darling of Pullman and Bob (Susan) Prater of Longmont, Colorado; by 4 grandchildren, Maurice Rodrigues, Brittney Mamula, Matthew Prater and Michele Prater; 3 great-grandchildren, Jaydin Rodrigues, and Kenneth and Blake Hauck; and by her brother, Loren living in Texas.

Kimball Funeral Home of Pullman is caring for the family.