Travis Gordon Born Travis Gordon Born, 70, of Marshall, passed away in his home on October 8, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. Travis was born July 22, 1941, in Avinger, Texas to Ruth Juanell and H.T. Born. He graduated from Marshall High School in 1959, where his high school yearbook described him perfectly, saying, "He's always there, ready and willing to do his share." Travis married Priscilla Boyd, also of Marshall, on October 3, 1963. They were married 32 years, until Prissy's death in 1996. Together, they had three children, Brandon, Brady, and Cindy. Travis devoted his life to his family and friends, coaching his sons in youth baseball, enjoying time at Caddo Lake, his family farm in Avinger, raising and showing livestock with his children, and in retirement, attending car shows with his prize winning 1966 Ford F-100. Travis worked for SWEPCO for 36 years, retiring in 2000. He was a member of Port Caddo Baptist Church of Marshall. Funeral services for Mr. Born will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, October 10, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Carlton Burris officiating. Burial will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery in Marshall. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m, Sunday, October 9th at the Downs Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Gerald Roe, Ron Gage, Buddy Ford, Joel Truelove, Ricky Doss, and Kent Bynum. Honorary pallbearers are P.H. Blaylock, Jack Wright, Charles Truehitt, and Zeke Eldridge. Mr. Born is survived by his three children, Brandon Born and daughter-in-law, Rachel, of Marshall, Brady Born and daughter-in-law, Tracy, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and Cindy Born Shaw, and son-in-law, Mike, of Glen Rose; grandchildren, Mallory, Zeke, and Braden Born, and Kaley and Hayden Shaw; brother and best friend, Glynn, and sister-in-law, Wanda; in-laws, Charles and Evlyn Boyd, of Longview; and devoted fiancée, Sylvia Bales, who never left his side. He was preceded in death by his wife, Prissy, and his mother and father. The family would like to extend a special thank you to caregivers Patsy Petersen and Brenda Headrick, both of Jefferson, and the Heartsway Hospice Staff, of Marshall. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Heartsway Hospice, 205 East Austin Street, Marshall, Texas 75670