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September 30, 2000 Preston Baker SEMINOLE Preston Harold Baker, 57, of Seminole, a truck driver for Prime Trucking Co., died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at Lake Norman Regional Hospital in Mooresville, N.C. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Community Chapel with James T. Smith and the Revs. Dan Dale and Bobby Bates officiating. Burial will follow at the Gaines County Cemetery South. Arrangements by Boyer Funeral Home. He was born in Hollings, Okla., and moved to Seminole from Denver City in 1989. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. SURVIVORS: Wife, Vickie Lee Baker of Seminole; sons, Dusty Baker and Joseph Baker, both of Tennessee; daughters, Coleena Baker of Tennessee, Sonja Childress of Lubbock, Pamela McKee of Seminole, Barbara Baker of Denver City and Eydie Harrell of Carlsbad, N.M.; stepsons, Clifford Brooks and David Brooks, both of Arkansas; stepdaughter, Laura Lea Boxley of South Carolina; brothers, Bill Baker of Arizona, Sam Baker and Paul Baker, both of Denver City, and Carl Hill of South Carolina; sister, Jo Ann Hill of Texarkana; and seven grandchildren. Manuel Gonzales FORT STOCKTON Manuel S. Gonzales Jr., 44, of Fort Stockton, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2000, in Midland. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Josephs Catholic Church with the Rev. David Herrera officiating. Burial will be at St. Josephs Cemetery. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Fort Stockton. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sisters, Rosa Anna Munoz and Mary Ann Banda, both of Fort Stockton, and Helen Holguin of McCamey. Mildred Harris CRANE Mildred "Minger" Harris, 84, of Crane, retired owner and operator of Ben Franklin Store, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at Desert View Manor in Crane. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at the Crane County Cemetery with the Rev. Craig Mull officiating. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Eureka and had been a resident of Crane since 1951. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Son, Ken Harris of Henderson, Nev.; daughter, Evelyn Mason of Crane; brother, P.D. Fullwood of Corsicana; three grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren. Nancy Marcell TYLER Nancy Marcell, 70, of Tyler, a retired employee of the El Paso public schools Department of Public Information, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, in Tyler. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Lloyd James Funeral Chapel with Dr. Matthew McKellar officiating. Arrangements by Lloyd James Funeral Home. She was born in Childress and had been a resident of Odessa. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jack Harold Marcell of Tyler; son, Jack Harold Marcell Jr. of Canton; daughters, Suzanne Cecile Ranges of Montgomery, Stephanie Lynne Clarke and Madeline Kay Kohanloo, both of El Paso; sister, Julia Miller of Tyler; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Lamoine Swafford KERMIT Lamoine E. Swafford, 80, of Kerrville, a retired pumper for Exxon Oil Co., died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, in Kerrville. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at the Community Church with the Rev. Henry O. Freund officiating. Burial will be at Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born in Electra and had been a resident of Kermit for 50 years before moving to Kerrville. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Protestant. SURVIVORS: Sons, Doug Swafford of Dallas and Max Swafford of Ingram; daughter, Cathey Green of Upland, Calif.; brother, Jack Swafford of Albuquerque, N.M.; sisters, Benita Nichols of Austin and Lorene Kelly of Odessa; and four grandchildren. Lee Wallace ODESSA Lee A. Wallace, 82, of Odessa, retired owner of Wallace Sign Service, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 4:30 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in El Paso. He was a Navy veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Olga Wallace of Odessa; son, Jerry Wallace of Odessa; and two grandchildren. Paul Whitehouse ODEN, Ark. Paul Elias Whitehouse, 72, of Oden, Ark., a retired farmer, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at his residence. Services were at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie McCord officiating. Burial was at Brushy Cemetery. Arrangements by Thornton Funeral Home. He was born in Mena, Ark., and had been a resident of Odessa. He was an Army veteran. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Minnie Whitehouse of Oden; sons, Nathan Whitehouse of Houston, Gary Whitehouse of Sugar Land and Richard Whitehouse of Nashville, Ark.; daughter, Sharon Powell of North Little Rock, Ark.; brothers, Vernie Leflore Whitehouse of Odessa and Allyn Bruce Whitehouse of Albuquerque, N.M.; sisters, Florence Rae Dennis of Stigler, Okla., Coy Vae Lawrence of Albuquerque, Lela Mae Gonzales of Anadarko, Okla., and Eula Faye Gonzales of Alamogordo, N.M.; and five grandchildren. Elizabeth Winder WELLFORD, S.C. Elizabeth Cole Winder, 88, of Odessa, a retired college counselor of Winthrop College in Rockhill, S.C., died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Wellford Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Spartanburg, S.C., and had been a resident of Odessa since 1978. She was Presbyterian. SURVIVOR: Brother, Albert Finch of Odessa. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.