Teresa Lynn Smith Prather Obituary (1952

Mrs. Teresa Lynn Smith Prather, age 70, of Deputy, Indiana, entered this life on July 9, 1952 in Lafayette, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Dale Metz and Ruth Geraldine Wyne Smith. Teresa resided her early life in Santa Barbara and graduated from Dos Pueblos High School in 1970. She then attended the University of California Santa Barbara studying music. During college, she moved to Indiana and continued studying music at Indiana University. On August 1, 1981, Teresa was united in marriage to Nathan C. Prather at the Bethany Baptist Church. This union of 41 years was blessed with three sons, Jonathan James, Michael Dale, and Jeremy David. Teresa cared for her three sons, her husband, and her church. She also taught music to children for many years. Music was her passion, she loved to play the piano, the recorder, the French horn and sing. Teresa enjoyed being in nature and her garden. She was a devoted member of the Bethany Baptist Church and was the pianist since 1981. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Teresa died on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 11:45 p.m. at her home in Deputy, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILY Teresa will be missed by her loving husband, Nathan C. Prather of Deputy, Indiana; her sons, Jonathan James Prather of Bloomington, Indiana, Michael Dale Prather of Deputy, Indiana, Jeremy David Prather and his wife Kate Pedersen of Indianapolis, Indiana; her grandchildren, Penelope and Wilhelmina Prather; her sister, Gayle Marie Smith Seymour, her husband Ronald, and their son Clifton Troy Seymour, all of Conway, Arkansas; her brother and sister in laws, Linda Pfander and her husband Dave of Deputy, Indiana, Jim Wehner of Madison, Indiana, Gayle Everhart of Deputy, Indiana, and Joy Yager and her husband Rocky of Dupont, Indiana; her aunt, Martha Lou Smith of Indianapolis, Indiana; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Dale Metz Smith, died January 28, 2011, her mother, Ruth Geraldine Wyne Smith, died July 29, 2012, her sister, Geraldine Irene Smith, her brother, Lorin Dale Smith, her father in law, James E. "Jim" Prather, died August 8, 2008, her mother in law, Gladys I. Stocker Prather, died November 4, 1970, and her sister in law, Peggy Wehner, died March 28, 2013. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., by Pastor Vickie Perkins, Glenn Perkins, and Pastor Mike Payne at the Bethany Baptist Church, 2116 North Bethany Road Deputy, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Bethany Cemetery in Deputy, Indiana VISITATION Friends may visit Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana and Wednesday from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Bethany Baptist Church, 2116 North Bethany Road, Deputy, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Bethany Baptist Church or the donor's choice. Cards are available at the church or at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Memorial To send a flower arrangement in memory of Teresa Lynn Smith Prather, please click here to visit our sympathy store.