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                          OA Online Death Notices.
                                      
                               July 18, 2000
                                      
                        Permian Basin Death Notices
                                      
                                D. R. Bates
                                      
    BIG SPRING D. R. Bates, 64, of Big Spring, a farmer, died Saturday,
      July 15, 2000, at Scenic Mountain Medical Center in Big Spring.
                                      
    Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Myers and Smith Chapel with the
    Revs. Dr. Claude Craven and Randy Cotton officiating. Burial will be
   at Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements by Myers and Smith Funeral
                                   Home.
                                      
                 He was born in Big Spring. He was Baptist.
                                      
    SURVIVORS: Wife, Helen Bates of Big Spring; daughters, Debbie Spivey
        of Big Spring, Donna Whetsel of Forsan and Diane McLemore of
   Greenwood; sister, Velda Bristow of Big Spring; 10 grandchildren; and
                          one great-grandchildren.
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                Celia Cantu
                                      
   BIG SPRING Celia Franco Cantu, 76, of The Colony, a housekeeper, died
                  Saturday, July 15, 2000, in Carrollton.
                                      
       Services will be at 10 a.m. today at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch
     Rosewood Chapel with the Rev. Reynaldo Bennett officiating. Burial
     will be at Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle &
                            Welch Funeral Home.
                                      
                        She was born in Big Spring.
                                      
      SURVIVORS: Sons, Sammy Jaso and Roy Lopez, both of Dallas, Jimmy
   Franco and Pete Franco, both of Midland, Tony Franco of Fort Worth and
   Oscar Franco of Loraine, Ohio; daughters, Gloria Castellon of Roswell,
     N.M., Delia Romero of Midland and Rosie Presas of Dallas; sister,
   Telia Munoz of Midland; 31 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and
                      eight great-great-grandchildren.
                                      
                                      
                                      
                               Amos Gilchrest
                                      
      ANDREWS Amos Gilchrest, 78, of Andrews, a retired rancher, died
          Monday, July 17, 2000, at the Andrews Healthcare Center.
                                      
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel
   with Les McGalliard officiating. Arrangements by McNett Funeral Home.
                                      
   He was born in De Leon and was a longtime resident of Andrews. He was
                     a member of the Church of Christ.
                                      
    SURVIVORS: Wife, Amanda Gilchrest of Andrews; sons, Ronnie Gilchrest
     of Hobbs, N.M., and Wayland Gilchrest of Artesia, N.M.; daughter,
      Fonda Smartt of Andrews; brother, F. G. Gilchrest of Robert Lee;
    sisters, Edna James of Big Spring and Frances Blair of Victoria; 13
                   grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.
                                      
                                      
                                      
                               Edward Rolland
                                      
   HOWARDWICK Edward Winston Rolland, 63, of Howardwick, a retired truck
             driver, died Wednesday, July 12, 2000, in Claude.
                                      
     Services were at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with the
    Rev. Jim Powell officiating. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery in
           Amarillo. Arrangements by Robertson Funeral Directors.
                                      
   He was born in Clovis, N.M., and was an Army Veteran. He was Baptist.
                                      
     SURVIVORS: Wife, Lois Rolland of Howardwick; sons, Troy Rolland of
      Amarillo and Joe Rolland of Palestine; brother, Pete Rolland of
    Irving; sisters, Mary Joyce Harding and Doris Darby, both of Odessa;
                           and two granchildren.
                                      
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