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Diann Douglas
Jun 23, 2014
Funeral services for Diann Douglas, 73 of Marshall will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Crossroads Baptist Church with Bro. David Rice and Bro. James Runnels officiating. A time of visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m., Thursday at the church prior to the service. Graveside services will be held at 4p.m., Thursday June 26, 2014...
Nina Cathrine Hadlock
Jun 20, 2014
Nina Erwin Hadlock, 93, was called by our Heavenly Father on June 20, 2014 in Pflugerville, Texas. She was a resident of Marshall for more than 60 years. For the past several years she fought a courageous battle with heart disease. Nina was born on October 21, 1920 in Clarksville, to Roy and Mamie Erwin. The eldest of two children,...
Gladys Juanita Manross
Jun 19, 2014
Funeral services for Gladys Juanita Manross, 88, of Waskom, TX, will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 23, 2014 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Pastor Sheryl Stiles officiating. Interment will follow in Algoma North Cemetery in Marshall. A time of visitation will be held from 3:00-5:00 p.m., Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Manross...
Charles Leland "Charley" Johnson
Jun 18, 2014
Charles "Charley" Leland Johnson was born September 27, 1936 in Kilgore, Texas to Albert Leland and Vida Johnson. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 26 years. He worked for over 40 years as a retail representative in sales and marketing. Charley enjoyed fishing, gardening, and sports, especially Nascar. Surviving Charley are his loving wife, Elena C. Johnson; children,...
Harper Young
Jun 17, 2014
Funeral services for Harper Young, 76, of Waskom, TX will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 19, 2014 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Coburn officiating. Interment will follow in Scottsville Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Young passed away June...
Dayton E. Powell
Jun 16, 2014
Funeral services for Dayton Eugene Powell, 81 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 19, 2014 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Carlton Burris officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery in Woodlawn, Texas. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the funeral home. Dayton Eugene Powell was...
Anna Faye Swaggerty
Jun 13, 2014
Anna Faye Swaggerty was born March 17, 1929 in Waskom, Texas to Sarah Elizabeth Carriker Hightower and Zeb Vance Hightower. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 13, 2014. Anna Faye grew up in Elysian Fields, Texas, and graduated from Elysian Fields High School. She then attended Centenary College where she would meet her future husband...
Kenneth I. Duskey
Jun 12, 2014
Kenneth I. Duskey, 85, of Waskom, Texas was born February 18, 1929 in Upperglade, West Virginia to Ray and Viola Cogar Duskey. He married Loretta Virginia Morrison on July 7, 1956 in Camden, WV. Ken served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired as a supervisor for General Motors after 32 years. Ken was a...
Percy Mcfarland
Jun 9, 2014
Funeral services for Percy "P Cake" McFarland, Sr., 54, of Marshall, TX will be held 12:00 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2014 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Gardens Cemetery. A viewing will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, June 13, 2014 at Downs Funeral Home. Percy McFarland was born October 18, 1959 in...
Wallace Little
Jun 8, 2014
A memorial service for Wallace "Wally" Little, 89, of Marshall will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Eastern Hills Church of Christ with Gary Box, D.W. McLendon and Keith Hodges officiating. Mr. Little passed away June 8, 2014 in Longview. Wallace Harding Little was born June 14, 1924 in Orange, New Jersey to Earnest Winfield Little and...
Kenneth Tolbert
Jun 8, 2014
Kenneth Owen Tolbert was born July 23, 1935 in Henderson County, Texas to Charles Emment and Patty Lois Penney Tolbert. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Marshall, where he was a deacon. Mr. Tolbert had served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Jaycees in Carthage, TX. Mr. Tolbert was an employee...
Ethel Mae Smith Williams
Jun 7, 2014
Funeral services for Ethel Mae Smith Williams, 91 of Marshall will be held at 3:00 P.m., Sunday, June 15, 2014 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Longridge Cemetery. Viewing will be from 5-8 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the funeral home. Ethel Mae Smith Williams was born March 15, 1923 to the parentage of...
Erma Sims
Jun 3, 2014
A graveside memorial service for Erma Sims, 87, of Marshall will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, June 13, 2014 at Grace Hill Cemetery in Longview, Texas under the direction of Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Sims passed away June 3, 2014 in Marshall, TX. Mrs. Sims had been a resident of Marshall Manor West since 2005. Erma Jean Sims was...
Joseph Webster Mcdonald, Jr
Jun 2, 2014
Funeral services for Joseph W. McDonald, Jr., 73, of Harleton, TX will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Harleton Baptist Church with Bro. Will Sherman and Bro. David Badder officiating. Interment will follow in Liberty Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, June 6, 2014 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. McDonald passed away...
Dan Allen Fried
May 26, 2014
Funeral services for Dan Allen Fried, 78 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2014 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Earl Duggins officiating. Interment will follow in Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Scottsville, TX. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at the funeral home. Mr. Fried...
Deloris Elizabeth Leddon
May 25, 2014
Memorial services for Deloris Elizabeth Newton Leddon, 71, of Marshall, TX will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Kent Bird officiating. Family, friends, and cherished customers are invited to gather for visitation from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Leddon passed away May 25,...
Wilbernette Boyd
May 25, 2014
Funeral services for Mrs. Wilbernette Boyd, 73 of Marshall will be held at 2pm, Saturday, May 31, 2014 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Long Ridge Cemetery in Marshall. There will be a viewing from 2-5pm, Friday, May 30th at the Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Boyd passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014. Wilbernette Boyd was...
Lynn D. Calhoun
May 25, 2014
Memorial services for Lynn D. "Paw Paw" Calhoun, 84, of Marshall, Texas, will be 11 a.m.Saturday, May 31, 2014, at Crossroads Baptist Church,with Bro. David Rice officiating. A time of visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., prior to the service. Mr. Calhoun passed away May 25, 2014. Lynn D. Calhoun was born May 6, 1930, in Newton, Texas, to Robert...
Florence Hardy
May 22, 2014
"I want to go be with my Jesus, I Love Him so much". Florence Rose Finley Hardy, 85, went to Heaven with her Jesus on May 22, 2014 surrounded by her family that loved her dearly and will miss her so. Florence was born January 29, 1929 to Claude and Mary Finley. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1946...
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