Obituary of Cherine Ann Prather

Cherine Ann Prather “Cherie” 66 years old of Plano, Texas, passed away on Saturday, January 11th in Dallas, Texas surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with lung cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held at Faith Presbyterian Hospice Chapel on Saturday, January 18th at 2 pm with Rev. Jarod Cooper of Westside Baptist Church officiating. Faith Presbyterian Chapel is located at 12477 Merit Drive, Dallas, Texas. Cherie was born in Oakland, California to Clyde Smith Junior and Donna Hilburn on February, 6th 1953. Growing up as a ‘Military brat’ she moved often and she attended high school at Frankfurt American High School in Frankfurt, Germany. After high school she moved to El Paso, Texas and married Phillip Prather and they had two beautiful girls, Kerry Lynn & Leslie. They then moved to Fort Worth, Texas shortly after. Early on, she had various careers, but her real passion was being a Master Florist. She started a floral business and enjoyed working at her flower shop; ‘Flowers by Cherie’. Flowers were the way to her heart. She had such a green thumb! She enjoyed traveling to Hawaii and Florida as much as she could. She was the definition of a beach bum! Sea turtles were her spirit animal. She also loved spending time with her Family and Grandkids very much. For those whom knew Cherie, knew how much of a firecracker she was and that she was a loyal person, through and through. She always stood by her word and was not afraid to speak her mind. She was so funny and was considered the ‘jokester’ of the Family. She could read anyone in the room so well and valued her friendships. She was loved by many. Cherie will be missed greatly by her two daughters, Kerry Lynn Baker and her husband, Aaron Baker; Leslie Salas and her husband, Chris Salas. Her beloved Grandkids, Weslee & Hudson Baker, Sadie & Kailer Salas. Brother in law, Carey Prather & sister in law, Vaida Prather and her favorite Nephew, Bryan and Nieces, BJ, Heather, Tish & Kimberly held a special place in her heart. Last, but not least her sweet Pomeranian side kick, Kacee. She is preceded in death by her parents, Clyde Smith Jr. & Donna Hilburn and her two brothers Steven & Dennis Smith. Memorial donations may be made to https://www.save-a-turtle.org. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Merit Memorial, Faith Hospice & Rev. Cooper for helping our Family during this difficult time.