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December 26, 2000 Don Carson SEMINOLE Don Carson, 88, of Seminole, a self-employed home building contractor, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at Seminole Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ratliff Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dan Dale officiating. Burial will be at Gaines County Cemetery North. Arrangements by Ratliff Funeral Home. He was born in Graham. He farmed and ranched for many years. He was a member of the International Order of the Oddfellows. SURVIVORS: Wife, Roberta Carson, of Seminole; sons, Joe Delton Carson of Saint Martinville, La. and Charlie Don Carson of Sheffield; daughters, Donna Ruth Munnerlyn of Saint Martinville, La., Carolyn Sue Warren and Sherry Juan Davis, both of Hawkins, Patsy Naomi Shrauner of Andrews, Mary Lynn Taylor of Clyde and Shirley Kay Whisenant of Seminole; sisters, Reba Salugther of Lubbock and Trude Lantis of Bakersfield, Calif. Jerry Coomer McCAMEY Jerry H. Coomer, 79, of McCamey, U.S. Marine veteran of World War II, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church with the Rev. Jim Hill officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. He was born in Wilson, Okla. He worked for Shell Pipe Line as a microwave technician until his retirement in 1984. He moved to McCamey in 1953. SURVIVORS: Son, Mike Coomer of Lubbock; daughters, Patti Sewell of Fort Stockton and Shirley Badgett of Sonora; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Herminia Ornelas de Pallares PORTALES, N.M. Herminia Ornelas de Pallares, 57, of Portales, N.M., died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at Lubbock Covenant Medical Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Assembly of God Church with Allen Urioste officiating. Burial will be at House Cemetery. Arrangements by Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel. She was born in San Antonio Del Bravo, Chihuahua, Mexico. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church. SURVIVORS: Husband, Socorro Pallares of Portales, N.M., daughter, Fabiola Gutierrez of Portales, N.M.; sons, Socorro Pallares Jr. of Sanger, and Ray Pallares and Jose Pallares, both of Portales, N.M., and Javier Pallares of Arlington; sisters, Josie Sanchez of Stanton, and Lucia Carrasco and Esperanza Lopez, both of Portales, N.M., Elena Pallares of Clovis, N.M., Remedios Herrera of Roswell, N.M., an dJuana Sanchez of Arlington; brothers, Domingo Ornelas, Tito Ornelas and Gonzalo Ornelas, all of Midland, Mariano Ornelas of Marfa and Jesus Ornelas of Portales, N.M.; and five grandchildren. Les Fambrough ODESSA Les Fambrought, 70, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, in Midland. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Ernest Easley officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Sonora. He was a teacher for the Ector County Independent School District for 32 years. He taught at Crockett Junior High School and Odessa High School. He was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Wife, Joan Fambrough of Odessa; sons, Leslie E. Fambrough of Bonne Terre, Mo., David L. Fambrough of San Angelo, Mark L . Bassham of Midland and Derrek W. Bassham of Odessa; brother, Tommy Fambrough of Fort Worth; sister, Loraine Leach of McCamey; eight grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren. Jerry Frederick ODESSA Jery Wayne Frederick, 38, of Odessa, a lifetime Odessa resident, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Servies will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Odessa Gospel Lighhouse with the Revs. Bobby Bell and Jonathan Jarratt officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. He was born in Odessa. He served as a shop foreman and service technician for Jack Arledge for 20 years. SURVIVIORS: Wife, Tammy Frederick of Odessa; sons, Kyle Frederick and Kasey Frederick, both of Odessa; mother and stepfather, Lennie and Daniel Blair of Odessa; brothers, Bobby Frederick of Crestview, Fla. and Donnie Frederick of Odessa; and sister, Carolyn Wies of Cleveland, Ohio. Katie Jo Hutchens RANKIN Katie Jo Hutchens, 77, of Rankin, a homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 22, at Desert View Manor Nursing Home in Crane. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Medley officiating. Burial will be at Ranking Cemetery. Arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born in Lubbock County. She lived in Rankin since 1952. She was Baptist. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Barbara Johnson of Rankin; son, Hal Hutchens of Rankin; sisters, Helen Swagerty of Winslow, Ariz., Betty Swartz of Sun City, Ariz., and Bobbie Hogue of Stratford, Okla.; five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Marcella McCabe BIG SPRING Marcella King McCabe, 85, of Big Spring, an artist, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at an Odessa hospital. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today with Ed Williamson officiating. Burial will be at Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home. She was born in Big Spring. She was loved the outdoors. She was Methodist. SURVIVORS: Son, Jerry Fuqua of Midland; daugh-ters, Jean Sneed and Eddie Johnson, both of Odessa; sister, Pauline Pearce of Odessa; five grandchildren and eight great-grand-children. Leonor Pridgen SANDERSON Leonor M. Pridgen, 72, of Odessa, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2000, at her home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church in Sanderson. Burial will be at Santa Rita Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Sanderson. She lived there until moving to Odessa in 1987. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Elisandro D. Pridgen of Odessa; sons, Sergio M. Pridgen and Elisandro Jr. of Odessa; and two grandchildren. Bill Walker ODESSA Bill L. Walker, 75, of Odessa, the owner of Inspection Service Inc., died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, in Midland. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Andrew Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Mike Warker and Craig Martindale officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Opal Hail IRAAN Opal Hail, 79, of Iraan, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at Iraan General Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Shaffer-Nichols Chapel of Iraan. John Masey ODESSA John T. Masey, 87, of Midland, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at Trinity Haven in Odessa. Arrangements are pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved.