William Freeman Jones Graveside funeral services for Mr. William Freeman Jones, 85, of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 30, 2012 at the Eagle Creek Cemetery in Harleton, Texas with Don McClendon officiating. Burial will follow in the Eagle Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, October 30th at the Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Jones passed away Saturday, October 27, 2012 in Longview. William Freeman Jones was born on October 20, 1927 in Morton, Texas to Rueben Jones and Olivia Riley Jones. He married Dorothy L. Dee on March 20, 1949 in Marshall, Texas. They were married for sixty-one years before her death in 2010. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of Marshall Church of Christ on N. Washington in Marshall, and worked for T&P (Union Pacific) Railroad for forty-three years as a Car Man. He enjoyed playing guitars, and music. He is survived by his daughters Vicki Ellis of Granbury, Janet Coston of Marshall, Jeanie Beckham of Houston, and Lisa Jones of Marshall, a son William F. Jones, Jr. of Marshall, seven grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Also surviving Mr. Jones are his sisters, Ella Faye Wright, Carrie Wingo, both of Marshall, Kim Parks of Rusk, Texas and his brother Luther Ray Jones of Huntsville, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Dorothy, and a brother Franklin Andrew Jones.