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==Background==
==Background==
A native of Decatur in Macon County in central [[Illinois]], Ater was the youngest of five children of Donald Edward Ater (1923–1974)<ref name=tmsociety>{{cite web|url=http://tmsociety.org/thomas/clement/aqwg506.htm|title=Donald Edward Ater|publisher=tmsociety.org|accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref> and the former Ruth LaVonne Chapman (December 16, 1920 – October 28, 2004), both Illinois natives. His four older siblings are Marcia Kay, Donald Willard, Lynette, and Edward William Ater.
A native of Decatur in Macon County in central [[Illinois]], Ater was the youngest of five children of Donald Edward Ater (1923–1974)<ref name=tmsociety>{{cite web|url=http://tmsociety.org/thomas/clement/aqwg506.htm|title=Donald Edward Ater|publisher=tmsociety.org|accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref> and the former Ruth LaVonne Chapman (1920-2004).
Their mother Ruth Chapman attended Lindenwood College for Women in St. Charles, [[Missouri]]. The Aters married, farmed in the area about Cisco, Illinois, and owned International Harvester dealerships in Kankakee and Oreana, Illinois.<ref name=ruthobit/>
Their mother Ruth Chapman attended Lindenwood College for Women in St. Charles, [[Missouri]]. The Aters married, farmed in the area about Cisco, Illinois, and owned International Harvester dealerships in Kankakee and Oreana, Illinois.<ref name=ruthobit/>