Funeral services for Cecil Glen Weir, 85, of Marshall will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 22, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bob Bryant officiating. Private graveside service will follow. Family and friends will have a time of visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Weir passed away on January 19, 2012. Mr. Weir was born September 13, 1926 in Smithland, Texas to Gill Shaw and Will Lee Born Weir. He married Neida Gwendolyn Porterfield on January 30, 1948 in Karnack. She passed away March 28, 2008. Mr. Weir was a member of Cypress Valley Bible Church and also attended Fairview Baptist Church. He was a machinist and tool and die maker for the Texas & Pacific Railroad, Thiokol and retired with Wellmon Industries in Longview. He joined the Navy in World War II and served in the Pacific, and the minesweeper he was serving on was one of the first ships to enter Tokyo Bay. Mr. Weir was a 32 degree mason and a lifetime member of the VFW. He is survived by his three sons, David Weir of Marshall, Alton Weir and wife Gloria of Hallsville, Donnie Weir and wife Phyllis of Marshall; six grandchildren, Jennifer Gillaspie and husband Ben of Royse City, Texas, Joseph Weir of Pittsburg, Texas, Donnie Weir, Jr. and wife Michelle of Plano, Daniel Weir and wife Leslie of Marshall, Douglas Weir and wife Lauren of Commerce, Shelly Cox and husband Buddy of Marshall, and Howard Glen Weir of Houston. Also surviving are three great granddaughters, Audrey Gillaspie and Abby Gillaspie, Hannah Harber, Gracey Weir and Olivia Weir; two brothers, Charles Weir and wife Christina of Crosby, Texas, and James Weir and wife Dorothy of Marshall; brother-in-law Bill Porterfield; and a number of nieces and nephews. The Weir Family would like to thank Marshall EMS for their efforts.