Mass of Christian Burial for Michael Allen "Mike" Alexander, 63, of Marshall, will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 17, 2014 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Father Denzil Vithanage and Msgr. Gerald Priest officiating. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery with Full Law Enforcement Honors. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Alexander passed away April 12, 2014 in Longview, Texas. Mike Alexander was born November 7, 1950 in Wichita Falls, TX to M. A. and Martha Jean Walling Alexander. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Marshall. Mike was a graduate of Waskom High School, and was active in all school sports. He married Mary Yetta Fugler on April 3, 1976 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mike joined the Harrison County Sheriff's Department, was a longtime Captain of Criminal Investigation, and was Administrative Captain when he retired. He had received the G.O. Cooper Award, the Merit Award for Law Enforcement Excellence, and was a Master Peace Officer. Surviving Mike are his wife, Mary Yetta Alexander of Marshall; son, Patrick and Julia Alexander of Kilgore; daughter, Andrea and 1st Lt. Kendall Benton of Grand Forks, North Dakota; father, M. A. Alexander of Marshall; numerous brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. Mike was preceded in death by his mother and his brother, Patrick. Pallbearers will be Patrick Alexander, 1st Lt. Kendall Benton, Jimmy Fugler, Chief Leland Benoit, Mitchell Myers, Wayne Wolf, David Wolf and Bill Elliott. Honorary pallbearers will be Tom Bueche and Dr. Larry Frase.