John David Scrivener

Memorial services for John David Scrivener will be Sunday, March 6, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. at Down's Funeral Home in Marshall. The family will receive friends at the funeral home before the service beginning at 2:00 p.m. John David's brief life ended at home surrounded by his family and friends on March 3, 2016.

John David was born in Longview, Texas on March 23, 2004 to Jeff and Kim Scrivener. He attended Trinity Episcopal School in Marshall. Prior to his 2012 diagnosis with brain cancer, John David learned to snow ski and snowboard, played baseball, liked swimming and being outdoors. During his illness his love of playing video games, reading and writing stories, and drawing brought him great happiness. Throughout his life he loved to be with his friends who found his sense of humor to be one of his most memorable traits.

Family members left to cherish their memories of John David are his loving parents; his sisters, Kathryn and Celia Scrivener; his grandmothers, Bonnie Blakeley "B.B." Scrivener, and Shirley Neal "Nana" Vaughan; his uncle and aunt, David and Karen Scrivener; his aunts, Amy Vaughan King and Victoria Vaughan; his cousin, Sam King; his great aunts, Shirley Blakeley Crank, Carolyn Blakeley West, and Patricia Vaughan. His grandfathers, Henry David "Hank" Scrivener and Sam F. Vaughan, III, preceded him in death.

Honorary pallbearers will be Terry Allen, Mark Bayliss, Gabe Campbell, Ronda Campbell, Joe Martino, Marci Moore, Russ Platt, Jim Weaver, Amanda Wynn, the students and faculty of Trinity Episcopal School, and past and present Loyola Softball team members and coaches.

The family acknowledges their gratitude to the physicians and staff of the Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Medical Center in Dallas; CareTeam Therapists, Sarah and Keylee; Rebecca Smith; and Becky from Hospice of East Texas.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Trinity Episcopal School, 2905 Rosborough Springs Rd., Marshall, Texas 75672 or to organizations dedicated to curing, fighting, preventing or increasing the awareness of childhood cancers.