Background
III, William Arthur DePrater, was born on April 12, 1947 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Arthur Junior and Mary Blue (Monroe) Depositus.
III, William Arthur DePrater, was born on April 12, 1947 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Arthur Junior and Mary Blue (Monroe) Depositus.
Bachelor, Methodist College, 1969. Certified in clinical pastoral education, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, 1971. Master of Divinity, Erskine Seminary, 1973.
Doctor Ministry, McCormick Seminary, 1977. Certified in clinical pastoral education residency, Wm. S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, Columbia, South Carolina, 1978.
Pastor, Blenheim, Dunbar & Reedy Creek Presbyterian Churches, Clio, South Carolina., 1972-1975;
pastor, Barnwell (South Carolina.) Presbyterian Church, 1975-1977;
director chaplaincy, Pee Dee Mental Retardation Center, Florence, South Carolina., 1978-1983;
pastor, Sunnyside Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, North Carolina, since 1983. Vice moderator Synod Bicentennial Committee, Richmond, Virginia, since 1990. Moderator Presbytery Stewardship Mission Committee, Fayetteville, since 1988.
Member Presbytery Camp Committee, Fayetteville, 1984-1988, Presbytery Coordinating Council, Fayetteville, since 1989. President Fayetteville Ministerial Association, 1986-1987, vice president, 1985-1986.
Member Kiwanis (Fayetteville).
Married Margaret Lee Rogers, November 25, 1972. Children: Elizabeth Monroe, Mary Margaret, Katherine Lee.