Obituary

Mary F. (Hennessy) Prather, 77, of Whitman passed away on January 9th in the Colony house nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Abington after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of 51 years to Thomas G. Prather, Sr.

She was born and brought up in Boston, daughter of the late John J. and Alice (Casey) Hennessy. Mary was a graduate of Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Boston.

Mary has been a resident of Whitman for 43 years She attended the Holy Ghost Church, and a member of the Whitman Mothers Club and the East Bridgewater YMCA.

In her younger years she worked for Stone and Webster and then for Aetna Insurance Company for 14 years.

Mary was a kind and loving wife and mother, enjoyed taking trips with her husband on the back of his Harley Davidson also enjoyed cooking and doing water aerobics at the YMCA.

In addition to her husband Thomas, she is survived by her sons Kevin Prather and his wife Sharon of Brockton, James Prather of Whitman, her sister Catherine McClearn of Cape Cod, her brothers, Edward Hennessy of Tewksbury, Robert Hennessy of Florida and William Hennessy of Reading, her grandchildren Ciara Carlton of Stoughton, Brianna and Michael Prather of Brockton; also several nieces and nephews. She was also the mother of the late Thomas Prather, Jr and sister of the late Jack Hennessy.


Her services will be held on Sunday January 13th at 5:00PM in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth St.(Rte. 58 at the Rotary Circle) Whitman. Visitation will be held prior to her service from 2:00-5:00PM. Burial will be at a later date.