Cecile Prager

FUNERAL SERVICES: Friday, May 9,  2025  1:00 PM at the Levy-Cooper
Chapel, Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis TN

MEMORIAL LIVESTREAM: https://streaming.the-temple.org/

SHIVA: Monday, May 12, 2025, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, at the home of Lynn and Barry
Deutsch, Dunwoody GA

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Tuesday, May 13, 2025,  2:30 PM, The Temple, 589
Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

SHIVA: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, at the home of Susan and Brian
Banner, Atlanta GA

OBITUARY
Cecile Felsenthal Prager, born December 25, 1939, in Memphis, TN passed away peacefully at her home on May 6, 2025, surrounded by her
family.  Cecile was a wonderful daughter, sister, friend, wife, partner, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Nothing brought Cecile more joy than her 6 grandchildren.  Family was everything to Cecile so she moved from her beloved Memphis to Atlanta after the death of her husband to be near the grandchildren.  She loved being involved in their lives and her grandchildren adored having her nearby.

A graduate of Tulane University and the University of Memphis, Cecile was a longtime educator with a speciality in reading. Cecile was always a teacher at heart, dedicating herself to helping thousands of people learn to read. Her favorite moments came when she taught an adult, particularly a senior citizen, to read for the first time.  She worked for several non-profits including Memphis Partners and Junior Achievement.  In 2018, Reach Memphis honored Cecile for her work with Memphis Prep and recognized the key role she played in building the
program. In Atlanta, Cecile was an active volunteer with LaAmistad, The Temple and a founding board member of Most Valuable Kids of Greater Atlanta.

Cecile was preceded in death by her husband, Beirne M. Prager Jr. She is survived by her children, Lynn (Barry) Deutsch, Susan (Brian) Banner, and Nancy Prager; her grandchildren, Ben (Sophie), Michael, and Rebecca (Brandon Alaniz) Deutsch, and Bradley, Henry, and Anna Banner; and one great-grandchild. She is also survived by her brother, Eddie (Gloria) Felsenthal; her partner, Dr. Elliott Goldstein; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Cecile embraced the motto, “Bloom Where You Are Planted,” and she truly lived by it—thriving in both Memphis and Atlanta, and enriching the lives of all who knew her.

In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Cecile can be made to The Temple’s Bremen’s Education Center Fund at https://www.the-temple.org/tribute-funds