Ottis Dalton Gunter Jr.
Jan 17, 2015
Ottis Dalton Gunter, Jr., fondly known by family and friends as Dal, Ottis or Big "O", was born in Warsaw, Missouri on November 17, 1947 to Ottis D. Gunter, Sr. and Jewel Lister Gunter. He married Jennifer L. Hanson on May 16, 1970 in Kansas City, Kansas. Ottis worked as a fork lift driver for General Motors, retiring in 2006....
Albert Lee Parsley Sr.
Jan 16, 2015
Albert Lee Parsley, Sr. went to be with the Lord and his "Lou" on Friday, January 16, 2015. Mr. Parsley is preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife, Emma "Lou" Parsley and one son, Timothy Parsley. He is survived by son, Lee Parsley and wife, Paula, of Wheeler; daughter, Sandy Hornberger and husband, Kevin, of Harleton; brother, Bill...
Winnie Jones
Jan 13, 2015
Funeral Services for Winnie Mae Jones, 94, of Marshall, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, January 22, 2015, in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home. A time of visitation will be held from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., prior to the service. Mrs. Jones passed away January 13, 2015. Winnie Mae Jones was born May 4, 1920 in Shreveport, LA...
Jewell Moore Rogers
Jan 12, 2015
Jewell Hellberg Moore Rogers, age 97, went to be with her Lord and Savior on 1/12/15 in Marshall. She was born in Houston 2/24/17 to Philip and Helene Hellberg. Brothers Henry and Herman Hellberg and sister Evelyn Hellberg Crowell preceded Jewell in death. Jewell was also preceded in death by husbands Martin Moore (1947), Bill Rogers (1975), and her son...
Jerry Campbell Gullion M.D.
Jan 12, 2015
Funeral services for Dr. Jerry Campbell Gullion M.D., 80, of Marshall, TX, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 17, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bob Bryant officiating. Interment will follow at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, January 16, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home. Doctor Jerry...
Reverend Franklin Leonard Brown Sr.
Jan 11, 2015
Reverend Franklin Leonard Brown, Sr., passed away January 11, 2015, in Shreveport, LA. Franklin was born March 5, 1932, in Marshall, TX, to Walter Brown Sr. and Frankie Knighten Brown. He was a graduate of Wiley College, and served his country in the U.S. Air Force. Franklin was a construction contractor. Surviving Rev. Brown are his children, Daphne Brown-Dyer, Franklin...
Sharron Ann Wolf
Jan 11, 2015
Funeral services for Sharron Ann Wolf, 52, of Waskom, TX, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 17, 2015, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Restland Cemetery in Waskom. Ms. Wolf passed away January 11, 2015 at her home. Sharron Ann Wolf was born July 8, 1962, in Forest, Mississippi, to Roby Eugene Wolf...
Richard "Dick" Reeves
Jan 10, 2015
Richard Ray Reeves, Sr. (Dick) was born with his twin sister (Mickie) August 13, 1933 to Oscar Hollis Reeves and Evelyn Seawright Reeves in Valley Mills, Texas. Over the following 20 years he would become the oldest of 12 siblings. He married his highs school sweetheart Geraldine Marie Marcell (Deena) on December 5, 1953 in Bellmead, Texas, and they had...
Linda Montgomery
Jan 9, 2015
Linda Montgomery was born in McComb, Mississippi, on June 21, 1953 to Perry Leroy Roberts, Jr. and Elain Cothern Roberts. She passed away at the age of 61 years on January 9, 2015 in Shreveport, Louisiana. She attended St. Dominic's Hospital School of Nursing. Linda was a loving mother, and aunt, who loved kids, good friends, gospel preaching, and singing....
Amanda Allen Pierce
Jan 8, 2015
Amanda Pierce of Georgetown, Texas passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015. For 85 years, Amanda showered her friends and family with love and care. She was born on June 21, 1929 in Marshall, Texas to Edgar H. and Fawn Baldwin Allen. She grew up in Marshall during the Great Depression and World War IIevents that greatly shaped her lifeand graduated...
Robert Galen "Bob" Hester
Jan 7, 2015
Funeral services for Robert Galen Hester, 71, of Marshall, TX, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Rusty Rustenhaven officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Hester passed away January 7, 2015...
Lanna Tate Bradbury
Jan 7, 2015
Funeral services for Lanna Tate Bradbury, 70, of Marshall, TX, will be held at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, January 10, 2015, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Ron Segers officiating. Interment will follow at Yates Cemetery in Scottsville, TX. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, January 9, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home of...
Jb Wood
Jan 6, 2015
A memorial service for JB Wood, 56 of DeBerry will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, January 10, 2016 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Ray Wilson officiating. A time of visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the funeral home. Mr. Wood passed away January 6, 2016. JB Wood was born...
John Edmund Muller
Jan 5, 2015
John Edmund Muller was born October 7, 1946 in LaFarge, Wisconsin to Duane Muller and Doris Coleman Muller. He graduated from LaFarge High School and later served his country as a Sargent in the United States Air Force. He worked as a welder/painter in the construction industry. Mr. Muller passed away January 5, 2015 in Tyler, Texas. A Memorial Service...
Mary Mac Cash
Jan 5, 2015
Mary Mac Cash passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015 of natural causes. She would have celebrated her 97th birthday in April. Her funeral service will be Wednesday evening at 5:00 at Waskom First United Methodist Church, 1305 West Texas Avenue, Waskom, Texas. Mary was born in April of 1918 to Richard and Lillian Truly. She was married to the...
Marshall Edgar Billig
Jan 4, 2015
Marshall Edgar Billig, 92, of Marshall, Texas passed away on January 4, 2015. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Cypress Valley Bible Church in Marshall, Texas with Bob Bryant officiating. Burial will take place immediately following in Algoma North Cemetery. Visitation will be at Downs Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 from 6...
Mary Jane Sarrett
Jan 3, 2015
Mary Jane "Jennie" Greer Sarrett was born in Nashville, Tennessee on December 8, 1915 to Thomas Jefferson Greer and Maude Malloy Greer. "Jennie" passed away on January 3, 2015 in Marshall, Texas at 99 years of age. She was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting, and crocheted up to six months before her passing. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist...
Mary S Byrd
Jan 3, 2015
Graveside services for Mary Allena Scott Byrd, 89 of Marshall will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana under the direction of Downs Funeral Home with Father John Himes officiating. Mrs. Byrd passed away January 3, 2015 in Marshall. Mary Allena Byrd was born August 25, 1925 in Shreveport, Louisiana...
Mary J Sarrett
Jan 3, 2015
Graveside Services for Mary J. "Jennie" Sarrett, 99, of Marshall will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Colonial Gardens Cemetery in Marshall under the direction of Downs Funeral Home. Viewing will be until 8 p.m., Monday, January 5th at the Downs Funeral Home. Mrs Sarrett passed away January 3, 2015 at the Heritage House in Marshall. Mrs. Sarrett...
Jerry Lee Kuhn, Sr.
Jan 3, 2015
A time of visitation for Jerry Lee Kuhn, Sr., 74, of Marshall, TX, will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, January 9, 2015, at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Kuhn passed away January 3, 2015 at his residence. Jerry Lee Kuhn, Sr., was born July 14, 1940, in Marshall, TX to Curtis Lee Kuhn and Verna Dean Beaird Kuhn. He was...
