Funeral services for Ruby Mae Elwood Hawthorne, 83, of Marshall will be held 2:00 P.M., Sunday, July 7, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Dick Sawyer and Bro. Morris Brock officiating. Interment will follow in Cave Springs Cemetery. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.m., Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Hawthorne passed away July 4, 2013. Ruby Mae Elwood Hawthorne was born February 27, 1930 in Marshall to James Earl and Elizabeth Rowe Elwood. Ruby married Don N. Hawthorne, Jr., on November 2, 1948. They were blessed with three children, Don III, Ada and Denise. Ruby was a long time member of Cave Springs Baptist Church, the Order of the Eastern Star, and a board member for the Gill Water Supply Corporation. Ruby loved ceramics and loved to cook. She was very family oriented and always stayed close to her siblings. Ruby Hawthorne is survived by her son, Don N. Hawthorne III and wife Laverne of Marshall; daughters, Ada Hawthorne Satterwhite and husband Ted of Marshall, Denise Hawthorne Carter and husband Allen of Tyler; sisters, Mildred Russell, Louise Francis, Laurie Waskom, all of Marshall; grandchildren, Reagan Foster and husband Derek of Longview, Don N. Hawthorne IV of Marshall, Kellie Jordan and husband Jeremy of Houston, Ryan Satterwhite and wife Valerie of Round Rock, Whitney Bricker and husband Butch of Allen, TX, Scott Carter and wife Jessica of Tyler; great grandchildren, Leah and Shade Carter, Kendall Foster, Savanna Satterwhite and Ella Mae Bricker; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Ruby was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother James Henry Elwood, and sister Mary Kate Stone. Pallbearers will be Ryan Satterwhite, Scott Carter, Butch Bricker, Derek Foster, Jeremy Jordan and Lee Waskom. Honoring pallbearers will be Roger Woods, Richard Gamboa and Richard Stone. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to Cave Springs Cemetery, 1880 Grange Way, Marshall, TX 75672 or Hearts Way Hospice, 205 East Austin, Marshall, Texas 75670. The family wishes a special thank you to Martha Wisdom Davis.