Melanie Cooper Prather Obituary
The family announces the passing of Melanie Cooper Prather of Dalton, Georgia on August 3, 2026. Melanie, born on February 20, 1956, was part of many shared moments and relationships throughout life. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, George Cooper and Louise Wofford Cooper; her siblings, Clinton Cooper, Loretta C. Willis and Wanda Cooper; and her sister-in-law Ann Bowles.
She is survived by: her husband Elder Robert L. Prather, Jr.; her stepsons, Robert L. "Pee Wee" Prather, III and Santrez; her siblings, Elder Joyce Ann Cooper, Renee Bowie and Mitchell Cooper (Carolyn); her siblings-in-law, Jennifer Ponder (Gregory), Alberta Prather, Andrea Weston, Willie Mae Miller, Mary Jane Smith, Mary Helen Jackson, Denise Lindsey, Ella Hackett (Orlando), Sherri Watson, Dr. Carol Prather Turner, Minister Prentice Prather (Stephanie), Terry Willis, Jimmy Bowles and Derek Prather; her goddaughter Khalilah Steele; and her aunt Genevelyn Wofford Johnson. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins; extended family, friends, and her church family.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the local Kidney Foundation.
