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Appleton Post
Thursday, 29 February 1912

         'Grandma Pratt' Dies at 97 Years.
         
         Venerable Lady, Among the City's Pioneers,
          Passes Away This Morning.
          
         Well Known at Appleton
         
         Suffered a Stroke of Paralysis Last Sunday
          Since Which Time She Had Been Unconscious -
          Had Always Until Recently Enjoyed the Best
          of Health - Funeral Will Be Held Next Satur-
          day Afternoon From Family Residence.
          
         Appleton, Wis., Thursday, Feb. 22.
       After lying unconscious from Sunday afternoon
       at about 4 o'clock, when she suffered a stroke
       of paralysis, until this forenoon at about 10:45
       o'clock, MRS. DEBORAH COOLEY PRATT, affection-
       ately called "GRANDMA PRATT," passed away today
       at the ripe old age of 97 years at her home, 663
       Drew street.
         With the exception of a short period last fall
       when her health was not very good, "Grandma" 
       PRATT had practically all of her long life en-
       joyed reasonably good health. Until only recently
       the venerable and beloved lady had taken an active
       interest in affairs generally and was an almost
       constant reader her eye-sight having been espec-
       ially good almost up to the time of the paralytic
       stroke, which resulted in her death.
         DEBORAH COOLEY was born at Attica, N.Y., on 
       March 17, 1815. She was a sister of the late
       THOMAS McINTYRE COOLEY, who was dean of the law
       school at Ann Arbor, Mich., for a number of years.
       DEBORAH COOLEY was married in the home of her
       nativity to MILES PRATT and with him came to
       Appleton in 1867. MR. PRATT passed away in 1876.
         Two children, E. M. PRATT of Milwaukee and MRS.
       ELIZA SPAULDING of this city, together with two
       sisters, one in Washington and another in Minne-
       apolis, Minn., and six grandchildren survive.
       They are: F. E. HARRIMAN, F. J. HARRIMAN, DELLA
       WHITFORD, Dr. H. K. PRATT, all of Appleton; the
       Misses MABLE and ALICE PRATT of Milwaukee and MRS.
       CARL LORD of Virginia. Thirteen grandchildren and
       two great grandchildren also survive.
         The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon
       from the family residence at 663 Drew street, the
       hour having not as yet been definately set. The
       service will be conducted by the Rev. H. M. Moore
       of Memorial Presbyterian church, of which the de-
       ceased was a devout member before advanced age
       made it impossible for her to attend services
       regularly, although she at all times retained a
       keen interest in the activities of the church and
       its several departments. Interment will be made
       in Riverside cemetery beside the body of her hus-
       band.
         It is a rather singular coincidence that "Grandma"
       PRATT should answer the final summons on the day
       that had been designated for the annual gathering
       of the pioneers of this county, for the deceased
       had for nearly a half century been a resident of
       Appleton and was easily among the first of those
       who came to this city in the early days. "Grandma"
       PRATT was a member of the Deborah Rebekah lodge
       of Odd Fellows, the members of which organization
       will have charge of the obsequies and will attend
       in a body.
       
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