A Mass of Christian Burial for Kathryn Elizabeth Tier, 93, of Marshall will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 18, 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Denzel Vithanage officiating. There will be a visitation at the Downs Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, May 17th with a Rosary at 7 p.m. Ms Tier passed away on May 10, 2013 in Jefferson. Kathryn Elizabeth Tier was born in Marshall, Texas on February 28, 1920 to Anna Flesch and George Tier, Sr. She attended St. Mary's Academy. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church where she was a member of the Legron of Mary, Eucharistic Minister and Reader. She worked as a secretary for T&P Railroad in Marshall and later moved to Dallas continuing her work with the railroad. She also worked for TWA in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She loved to travel and enjoyed reading. Katheryn is survived by her nephew, Michael Herbert Tier and wife Tonia and children William Watson Tier and Catherine Clare Tier, all of Manvel; niece, Margaret Claire Ward and husband Tom and their children Patrick Thomas Ward, John Williams Jack' Ward and Teague Watson Ward, all of Spanish Fort, Alabama; sister-in-law, Sharolyn Tier of Tyler; cousin, Tony Whitlow and wife Faye, and Mary Katheryn Ware and son Toby, all of Marshall; her caregiver and friend, Evelyn Byrd of Marshall. Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents, George and Anna Tier, her brothers, George and Pat Tier and sister, Mary Margaret Tier. Pallbearers will be Emile Resch, Tony Whitlow, Toby Ware, Greg Roden, Terry Roden, Jacob Hanson, and Bill Mills.