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Eleanor Jean (Prather) Stowe was born August 25, 1933, in Mount Carmel, IL, the third of five children, to James Basil and Frances Eleanor (Case) Prather. She graduated as valedictorian from ...

Caleb Stewart her water had broken ... Reporter Marina Johnson contributed. Reach reporter Eleanor McCrary at [email protected] or at @ellie_mccrary on X, formerly known as Twitter.