Funeral service for Thomas Charles Brandt, 72, of Marshall will be held 12:00 noon, Thursday, June 14, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Keithville, Louisiana. Bro. Ken Hall will officiate. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Brandt passed away June 11, 2012 in Marshall. Thomas Charles Brandt was born October 15, 1939 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Marcus Milton and Ruth Reeves Brandt. Tom joined the U.S. Navy at the age of seventeen and proudly served on the USS Vancouver, the USS Guide, the USS Tripoli, and after three tours of duty in Vietnam, retired with 21 years of service. He was employed by South Central Bell Telephone Company in Tyler, Texas and retired in May 2008 with 35 years of service. Tom was a member of First Baptist Church of Marshall and the Faith Sunday School Class. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, brother Grady Benton Brandt and half-sister Sunshine Mayers Thompson. He is survived by his wife Donna Pittman Brandt; three children, Stephanie and Miles Hart of Big Sandy, Texas, Samuel Thomas Brandt and Amanda of Flint, Texas and Donald Charles Brandt and Courtney of Gladewater, Texas; sisters, Linda Allen and Rosalie Fry of Houston, Texas; sister-in-law, Cynthia Brandt of Houston, Texas; half-brother Ed and Daniella Mayers of Ashland, Virginia; five grandchildren, Carter, Eli and Hanna Brandt and Alexis, Cade and Gracie Hart. The family wishes to thank Drs. Kimberly Barbolla, Steve Hickerson, David I. Jones, Amir Kahn, Kenneth Skipper, the staff of East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Good Shepherd Hospital-Marshall and the Heritage House of Marshall for their excellent care of Tom. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the First Baptist Church Building Fund or the Marshall Food Pantry.