MICHAEL EVERETT PRATT passed away Monday, February 2, 2009, in the Pawhuska Nursing Home. He was 61 years old.
Michael was born March 3, 1947 in Hominy, Oklahoma, the son of Charles A. and Lottie Shunkamolah Pratt, Sr. On March 16, 1988, he married the former Patricia A. Barnes in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Michael was a member of the Osage Tribe of Indians.
Surviving family include: His wife: Patricia Pratt of the home; His children: Angela Pelayo of Sand Springs, OK; Courtney Buffalomeat of Seiling, OK; Michael E. Pratt, Jr., of Lawrence, KS; Kristen L. Pratt of Pawhuska, OK; Nicole J. Pratt of Sand Springs, OK; Two brothers: Charles A. Pratt, Jr., of Hominy, OK; Steven B. Pratt and wife, Merry C. Pratt, of Edmond, OK; Eight grandchildren and a host of other family and friends. Michael was preceded in death by his parents.
Traditional Indian services will be held Thursday, February 5, at 10:00 AM in the Hominy Indian Village Community Center, Hominy, Oklahoma. Steven Pratt will officiate. Interment will be in the A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery, Hominy.
McCartney's Johnson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
I would like to hear some stories of Michael. I plan on visiting Hominy soon.
Posted by: Brian Pratt | July 04, 2009 at 07:59 PM
Did he ever teach or couch at OU
Posted by: judy | October 30, 2009 at 07:27 PM
I used to play on Coach Pratt's basketball team the Sundevils in Albuquerque & Utah. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. It breaks my heart. He was a great coach and he taught me a lot of good values that I still carry to this day.
Posted by: Reba Teran | December 10, 2009 at 03:34 PM