Funeral services for Mrs. Marion R. Jackson, 85, of Marshall, TX, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 24, 2015, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Dr. Wallace Watkins and Rev. Patrick Adair officiating. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Jackson passed away July 19, 2015, in Marshall, TX. Marion Ruth Gray Jackson was born January 16, 1930, in Marshall, TX to William Ernest Gray and Iva Ruth White Gray. She was a graduate of Marshall High School. She worked as a bookkeeper for many local businesses. She enjoyed painting and cooking for her family and extended family. Mrs. Jackson was a member of Central Baptist Church. Surviving Mrs. Jackson are her children, Jim Hooper and wife Beverly of Marshall, Rozanne Robinette and husband Donald of Marshall; step-children, Sherry Harris, Patricia Warren and Steve Jackson; siblings, Beverly Keese of Marshall, Sarah Hughes and husband Jimbo of Marshall, William Gray and wife Patsy of Hallsville, James Gray and wife Mary of Longview; grandchildren, Marcus Hooper and wife Amy of Gladewater, Clint Hooper and wife Ashley of Marshall, Rusty Robinette of Germany; 6 great grandchildren, Taylor Rode, Bailey Rode, Patton Rode, Kynlie Hooper, Ayden Hooper, Ally Hooper; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Preceding Mrs. Jackson in death were her parents, William and Iva Gray; husband, James Jackson; and sister, Laura Gray. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Marcus Hooper, Clint Hooper, John (Rusty) Robinette; and nephews, Wade Hughes, Craig Calbert and David Gray.