A funeral service for Charles Vaxter Sneed, 81, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Longridge Methodist Church in Marshall, Texas. Interment will follow at Longridge Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 11, 2023, at Downs Funeral Home.

Charles was born on November 27, 1941, in Harrison County, Texas to Vaxter Sneed and Francis Manning and passed away on August 4, 2023, in Justin, Texas.

He was employed at Thiokol and later became employed as a lumber cutter at Snyder Industries for a number of years. He was a member of Longridge Methodist Church.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Vaxter and Francis Sneed; brothers, James Sneed, Joseph Sneed and James Moss and sisters, Alma Bailey, Geneva Moseley and Phyllis Amie.

He is survived by his wife, Glenda Sneed; children, Gloria Echeozo, Keith Sneed, Michael Sneed and Chris Sneed; siblings, Roshern Amie, Cecily Graves, Kenneth Perkins and Shaylor Watson; grandchildren, Carlos Dewayne, Michael, Xavier, Paula, Paulisha, Horace, Devin, Paul and Cameron and 11 great grandchildren along with numerous other family and friends.