Obituaries

Sep 19, 2025

It is with broken hearts that we share the loss of our beautiful daughter, McKenna Danielle "Dani" Grace Killman. The world has truly lost a good soul.

Dani was born on January 20, 2005 in Marshall, Texas, to Roy Daniel Killman and Valerie D'Asto Killman. She spent her early years in Marshall but moved to Oklahoma at...

Sep 16, 2025

Ruth Virginia Summers, 98, passed from this earthly life on September 16, 2025, to her eternal heavenly home. Virginia, as she was known by most family and friends, was born on December 19, 1926, in Sikes, Louisiana to Chester and Eula Erskins. She married "Sikes" on May 23, 1942. They were married for 62 years.

In 1953...

Sep 14, 2025

David Isham Jones fondly known as "D.I." was born to Joy Katherine and Isham Alexander Jones on July 2, 1939 in Bonham, TX.  He graduated from Vernon High School in 1957 and proudly went on to serve in the United States Air Force from 1957 to 1960.

He married his best friend and the love of his...

Sep 14, 2025

It is with deep love that we announce the passing of Robert Garcia, age 90, on September 14, 2025. A proud United States Air Force veteran, devoted husband, and beloved "Papaw to all," Bob lived a life defined by service, family, and faith. He shared 70 wonderful years of marriage with his cherished wife, Connie Garcia, a love story...

Sep 14, 2025

Felipa Fajardo Estrada was born on May 25, 1948, in Estancia Grande to Antioco Fajardo and Catalina Estrada Jaimes and passed away on September 14, 2025, in Longview, Texas.

She was a hard worker and loved to cook. She always cared about others. She was a great wife, grandmother, sister and friend and was the best mother...

Sep 11, 2025

Raymond Shelton Ditmore of Marshall, TX passed away peacefully on September 11, 2025, at the age of 88. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana to his parents Elton and Lonnie B Ditmore. On August 17, 1956, he married his high school sweetheart, Norma Catherine Yandell. They were married at Liberty Road Baptist Church in Houston, TX and celebrated 59...

Sep 10, 2025

A funeral service for Tayelar Turner, 33, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 22, 2025, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Algoma South Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel.

Tayelar was born...

Sep 9, 2025

It is with great sadness that the family of Lillie Shackelford Clark announce her passing on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at the age of 97. She will always be remembered for her Christian faith, her humor, hard work, kindness, and love of family. Lillie was a long time member of Karnack Baptist Church.

Lillie was one of...

Sep 9, 2025

Ruthie Diane Elliott was born on January 26, 1944, in Marshall, Texas. The daughter of Opal Inez Fields and James H. Fields. She grew up in Marshall, Texas and attended Stephen F. Austin Elementary, West End Elementary, Marshall Junior High School and graduated from Marshall Senior High School in 1962. She attended East Texas Baptist College and Texas Tech....

Sep 9, 2025

Travis Norman Powell, 64, was born June 21, 1961 in Tyler, Texas, the second child to Dayton and Lavelle Powell, and passed away on Sept. 9, 2025 at his home in Lone Oak, Texas.

He was raised in Marshall, Texas, graduated from Marshall High School and attended East Texas Baptist University, where he received his degree in...

Sep 8, 2025

Kathryn Lucille Finley was born on December 20, 1934, in Marshall, Texas to John Bryan Hall, Jr. and Virginia Bell Hall and passed away on September 8, 2025, in Marshall.

She married John Charles Finley on March 26, 1955, in Marshall, Texas and the two remained married until his passing. She was a proud member of Eastern...

Sep 6, 2025

Brian Christopher Workman, 52, passed away September 6, 2025, at his home in Marshall, Texas. Born in Marshall on July 4, 1973, Brian was a proud, lifelong resident of the local community. He graduated from Marshall High School in 1992 and worked several years as a delivery driver for Pizza Hut. Known as "Uncle B" to the children in...

Sep 4, 2025

It is with broken hearts that we share the loss of our son, brother and friend, Gage Lee Broomall. Gage was born on the morning of June 15th, 2006, in Show Low, Arizona to parents Matthew and Ashley Broomall. He spent the first four years of his life on Sunflower Drive in Overgaard, Arizona, where he loved to catch...

Sep 3, 2025

Mrs. Linda B. Jones was born to Shirley Maudine Barnes and Leslie Sherman Barnes on June 28, 1942, in Hutchinson, Kansas. She went to be with Jesus in her heavenly home on September 3, 2025.

She was a graduate of Lisbon High School in Libson, Louisiana, where she was awarded for her basketball skills. At the age...

Sep 2, 2025

Richard "Mack" Walsh Sr., born October 5, 1937, in Winnsboro, Texas, to the late Rufus Marvin Walsh and Laura Elizabeth (McMullen) Walsh, passed away in Longview, Texas, on September 2, 2025, at the age of 87.

Mack entered the world under less-than-ideal circumstances—a premature home birth in rural Texas during the waning years of the Great Depression....

Aug 26, 2025

Denise Burress Farris, 70, of Milburn, Oklahoma passed away on August 26, 2025, in Marshall, Texas.

Denise was born on May 15, 1955, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Boby G. Burress and Lis N. Stevens Burress. She graduated from McClain High School in 1973. She was a singer and performer all over the U.S. She was an opening...

Aug 21, 2025

A graveside service for Herbert Wayne "Red" Summers, 86, of Karnack, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 25, 2025, at Andrews Cemetery in Karnack.

Herbert was born on October 4, 1938, in Karnack, Texas to William Herbert Summers and Gladys Faye Strong and passed away on August 21, 2025, in Longview, Texas.

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Aug 19, 2025

John "Rick" Phillips, 61, of Marshall, Texas was born on August 20, 1963, in Bossier City, Louisiana to John Lester Phillips II and Mary May, the youngest of three children.

He graduated from Bossier High School before he enlisted in the Navy in 1981, with the Nuclear Reactor Program. He was on a fast attack submarine called...

Aug 19, 2025

A funeral service for Estefani Cabrera, 15, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 23, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marshall. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m., Friday, August...

Aug 15, 2025

Danielle "Dani" Corrine Singleton, age 29, of DeKalb, Texas was born on July 23, 1996, in Marshall, Texas to Douglas Curtis Tuff and Jennifer Denise Byrd and passed away on August 15, 2025, in Texarkana, Texas. Dani brought light and joy to the world from the moment she arrived.

A 2014 graduate of Marshall High School, Dani...