Howard D. Pratt Jr., age 47, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 at Ira Davenport Hosp. in Bath. Howard was born May 5, 1974 in Dansville, a son of Howard & Patricia (Chapman) Pratt Sr. He was employee at Southern District Contracting Service in Hornell; he previously employed at many area farms. He married Annetta Earley on June 16, 2001; she predeceased him on Jan. 7, 2021. In addition to his parents and wife, Howard was also predeceased by a granddaughter, Mirella Young; and sisters, Sue Krisher, Donna Hughes and "Crockett" Hughes; and a brother, Milton Allen. He is survived by his siblings, Donald Pratt, H. Michael Pratt, Brenda Chapman, Ray (Ruth) Shedrick, Joyce (Tim) Sullivan and Denise Brockway; his children, Shanda (Jeff) Hunt, Damion Rice, Duane "Mooch" Wood Jr. and Naomie (Tracy) Young; his grandchildren, Maelee Hagadone, Rilee Young and Fantasia Young; second mom, Tammy Earley; step-sister, Amanda Feely; aunt and uncle, Barb & Gary Savoia; many other aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews & cousins. Friends may call 11am-1pm Thursday at the Hornell Bible Church, 1 Main St., Hornell, NY 14843, where funeral services will be held at 1pm. Burial will be in Nondaga Cemetery, Bath. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Assoc., PO Box 840692, Dallas,. TX 75284-0692. A complete obituary is online at www.bairdfuneralhomes.com»(Do not delete this line. It does not print. Text that is to appear on web must be entered before this line)