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Vernon Henderson Jr.
May 25, 2015
Funeral services for Vernon Henderson Jr., 38, of Marshall will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 30, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Steven Harris officiating. Interment will follow at St. Johns Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home. Vernon Henderson Jr. was...
Velma Nunley
May 24, 2015
Funeral services for Velma Jones Nunley will be held Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Adina Christian Church in Lexington, TX with interment to follow in Adina Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 1:30-2:00 p.m., prior to the service at Adina Christian Church. Velma Jones Nunley was born August 21, 1938, in Austin, TX, to Andrew William Mouser...
Fannie Mae Carter
May 23, 2015
Funeral services for Fannie Mae Fyffe Carter, 85, of Marshall, TX, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Pastor James Fleet officiating. Interment will follow in Grange Hall Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, May 25, 2015, at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Carter...
Tj Davis
May 23, 2015
TJ Davis was born on March 1, 1996 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Todd and Shannon Davis. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 23, 2015 as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was very strong in his faith, which he shared through "his winning smile", and sharing God's word with everyone he...
Wilma Frances Hall
May 21, 2015
Funeral services for Wilma Frances Lee Hall, 80, of Marshall, TX, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Eastern Hill Church of Christ in Marshall with D.W. McLendon and Keith Hodges officiating. Interment will follow in Woodmen Cemetery in DeKalb, TX. A time of visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, May 22, 2015, at...
Harold James (Pookie) Trammell
May 15, 2015
Funeral services for Harold James (Pookie) Trammell, 55, of Longview, TX, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 23, 2015, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home in Marshall. Interment will follow at Rock Springs Cemetery in Scottsville, TX. Mr. Trammell passed away May 15, 2015, in Longview. The oldest of eleven children. Harold was born on March 5,...
James H. Grimmer
May 11, 2015
A memorial service for James H. Grimmer, 79, of Marshall, TX, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 17, 2015, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with D.W. McLendon officiating. Mr. Grimmer passed away Monday, May 11, 2015, at his residence. James Harlan Grimmer was born January 17, 1936, in Marshall, TX, to Travis Lane and Lenora Hickey...
James T. Beck
May 8, 2015
Maj. James Thomas "Jim" Beck, United States Air Force, (Retired) passed away on May 8th, 2015 in Jefferson, Texas. Visitation will be Sunday May 10th, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home in Marshall, Texas. Graveside services will be Monday May 11th at Grange Hall Cemetery in Marshall, Texas. Jim was born on May 25th, 1924. He was raised on the family's...
John D. Yeilding
May 4, 2015
Graveside services for John D. Yeilding, 86 years old, of Waskom, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Yeilding passed away May 4, 2015 in Longview. John D. Yeilding was born March 4, 1929 in Iuka, Mississippi to the union of John D. Yeilding and Amy McKee Yeilding. On February 28,...
Kenneth Lee Frazier
May 4, 2015
Funeral services for Kenneth Lee Frazier, 54, of Waskom will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Miles Memorial CME Church @ 706 Frances Street, with private interment to follow. Mr. Frazier passed away May 4, 2015 in Shreveport, LA. Kenneth Frazier was born June 16, 1960, in Los Angeles, CA, to Sidney Frazier and Bernice Rudd...
Glen L. Miller
Apr 30, 2015
A graveside service for Glen L. Miller, 94, of Marshall, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 3, 2015, at Colonial Gardens Cemetery in Marshall, with Pastor Don McLendon and Pastor Art Ostrander officiating. Interment will follow. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home....
Melvin Lewis Briggs
Apr 30, 2015
A graveside service for Melvin Lewis Briggs, 90, of Karnack, TX, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at Bracken Cemetery with Bro. Ron Segers officiating. Interment will follow. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, May 4, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Briggs passed away April 30, 2015, in Tyler, TX....
James Edward Barnes
Apr 29, 2015
A celebration of life for James Edward Barnes, 87, of Marshall, Texas, will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015, at J. Weisman & Co., downtown Marshall. Mr. Barnes passed away April 29, 2015 at Good Shepherd Regional Medical Center, Marshall, Texas. James Edward Barnes was born October 9, 1927, in Marshall, Texas, to Paul Howard Barnes and...
Arnold Stewart
Apr 29, 2015
Funeral services for Arnold "Stew" Stewart, 82, of Marshall, TX, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. John Bayliss and Cecil "Buddy" Hancock officiating. Interment will follow in Simmons Cemetery in Marion County, TX. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m.,...
Donald K. Linville
Apr 25, 2015
Donald K. Linville was born on May 22, 1932 in Tarrant County Texas to Willie Edwards "Doc" Linville and Francis Elizabeth Kerr Linville. After graduation from Marshall High School, he served his country with the United States Air Force. He worked for the City of Marshall and was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Donald passed away on April 25,...
Baby Angel Miguel Macedo Sanchez
Apr 25, 2015
Angel Miguel Macedo Sanchez was born April 25, 2015, in Dallas, Texas, to Venacio Macedo Tavira and Maria Sanchez, and passed away April 25, 2015.
Elizabeth Ann Smith
Apr 24, 2015
Funeral services for Elizabeth Ann Smith will be held 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Yates Memorial Cemetery in Scottsville. A time of visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Monday, April 27th at the Downs Funeral Home. Ms. Smith passed away April 24,...
Eva Virginia "Jean" Wyatt Brown
Apr 21, 2015
Eva Virginia "Jean" Brown was born December 25, 1930, in Fairplay, TX, to Audie Wyatt and Vetra Watson Wyatt. Jean married William Denzil Brown, and he preceded her in death on December 18, 1995. She was the bookkeeper and owner of Brown Asphalt and Paving. Surviving Mrs. Brown are her children, Vickie Brown Harris and husband Rickey H. Harris of...
Jack Marvin Roe
Apr 19, 2015
Funeral services for Jack M. Roe, 83, of Marshall, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Trinity Episcopal Church with Father John M. Himes, OSF, officiating. Jack Marvin Roe was born on May 4, 1932 in Sterlington, LA, to Claude Clarence Roe and the former Gladys Annie Skates. Jack is a graduate of Baton Rouge High...
Howard Neil White
Apr 19, 2015
Graveside services for Howard White, 62, of Karnack, TX, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Restland Cemetery in Waskom. Mr. White passed away April 19, 2015. Howard Neal White was born October 22, 1952, in Bullard, TX, to Robert N. White and Louise Washburn White. He married Treasa Nell Shires on July 20, 1996, in...
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