Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ira Prater was killed after being involved in an accident while responding to a call. His patrol car left the road at Dickens Hill as the result of icy conditions. Deputy Prater had graduated from the police academy the previous month.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Prater served with the Cannon County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Woodbury community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Prater.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Ira Darby Prater is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ira Darby Prater's cause is highlighted.
How Ira Darby Prater Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ira Darby Prater is highlighted in Jan.