Graveside services for Altie Kiwala, 81, of Marshall will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in the Little Chapel by the Lake at Colonial Gardens Cemetery with Bro. Carlton Burris officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Peace at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Kiwala passed away January 13, 2013 in Marshall. Mrs. Altie Kiwala was born April 28, 1931 in Texarkana, Texas. She was an active member of Immanuel Baptist Church, and had previously been a Sunday School teacher at Smyrna Methodist Church. Mrs. Kiwala had worked for Blue Buckle, a Basket Factory, and as a seamstress in a dress factory. She was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary, and did a lot of charity work. Mrs. Kiwala was married to Porter Ray Sims, who preceded her in death in 1966. She then married Lewis R. Kiwala, who preceded her in death in 1985. Mrs. Kiwala is survived by three children, Sara and James Roberson of Woodlawn, Buddy Sims and Theresa Deen of Bryant, Arkansas, Ann and Rusty Turner of Marshall; five grandchildren, Jimbo Roberson and wife Misty, Mark Roberson and wife Kari, Shasta Cornwall and husband Josh, Brandon Sims and friend Ashley Adams, Cody Sims; great grandchildren, Roper, Alyssa, Kolten, and Aly Roberson, Matthew and Emilie Cornwall; sisters, Ruth Roberson and Nancy Philpot; 7 other brothers and sisters; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Jimbo Roberson, Mark Roberson, Josh Cornwall, Roper Roberson and Kolten Roberson.