Three Clarksville residents die, including Army veteran

Clarksville residents Marvin Edward Herald, Pok Ok Baker and retired Army Staff Sgt. Ozell Spates Jr. have died. Herald, 84, was an Army veteran and longtime homebuilder who co-owned Herald & Phillips Home Builders and was named Homebuilder of the Year in 2015; a celebration of life is scheduled for Oct. 15. Baker, 78, was a devoted Army wife, homemaker and former head cook at Fort Campbell’s Officer’s Club; her funeral is set for Oct. 16, followed by burial at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West. Spates, 71, served in the Army during Operation Desert Storm and later worked as a furnace technician; his funeral is scheduled for Oct. 17, with burial at the veterans cemetery at a later date.