Jimmy Wayne "Jb" Barber
May 20, 2014
Jimmy Wayne Barber (Retired Air Force Master Sergeant) lost his battle with renal cell cancer on May 20, 2014 in Longview, TX. Better known as "JB", he served in the Air Force from March 3, 1971 to his retirement on July 1, 1991. During his military career, he served in Texas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Colorado, Thailand, Turkey, England, Japan, South Korea,...
Harry Jerome Johnson
May 18, 2014
Funeral services for Harry Jerome Johnson, 51, of Longview, TX will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 24, 2014 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Pastor Vandell Smith and Pastor Steven L. Harris officiating. Interment will follow in St. John's Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held 6:00-7:00 p.m., Friday,...
Rosanne (Sherry) Beckham
May 9, 2014
Rosanne Beckham was born March 21, 1967 to proud parents, Albert Beckham, who preceded her into Heaven and Mrs. Lucille Beckham. She is the youngest of thirteen children. She attended Karnack Schools. Rosanne was employed at Sonocco for 18 years and was a faithful member of the Collier Chapel Baptist Church. Rosanne leaves to cherish her memories, her daughter, Christi...
Vicki Lynn Simmons
May 7, 2014
Vicki Lynn Simmons Graveside services for Vicki Lynn Simmons will be held 12:00 p.m., Monday, May 12, 2014 at Center Cemetery, Harleton, Texas with Bro. Will Sherman officiating. Interment will follow. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Monday, May 12, 2014 prior to the service at Downs Funeral Home. Ms. Simmons passed...
Nettie Mae Richardson
May 7, 2014
Nettie Mae Milburn Richardson was born March 20, 1930 in Waskom, TX to Miles Milburn and Arceola Hawkins Lively. Mrs. Richardson married Claude Richardson, and he preceded her in death in 1987. She was an operator for Imperial Reading, a clothing manufacturer. Mrs. Richardson was a member of the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Surviving Mrs. Richardson are her...
A.J. Rodgers
May 6, 2014
A.J. Rogers was born August 16, 1951 in Shreveport, LA to Andrew Jackson Rodgers and Alice Mackey Rodgers. He was a graduate of Waskom High School and attended Panola College. A.J. married Loretta Young on March 10, 2008 in Waskom, Texas. He worked and managed Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts Store in Bossier City, LA for over 40 years. A.J....
Nellie Partee
May 3, 2014
Services for Nellie Partee will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 9, 2014 at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron, Texas. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Friday at the funeral home prior to the service. She was born on April 26, 1916 in the Gay Hill Community to Armin and Louise Doss, and passed away Saturday, May...
Vicki Sargent
May 2, 2014
Vicki Lynn (James) Sargent was born July 16, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee to Rudolph Isom James and Thelma Turner James. She was a graduate of Westwood High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Vicki loved to travel, going sightseeing, antique shopping, garage sales, and going to the beach, which brought her to the gulf coast of Texas, where she met Daniel Ethan...
Evelyn Mabry Brock
May 1, 2014
Funeral services for Evelyn (Mabry) Brock, 81 of Marshall will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday May 5, 2014 at Crossroads Baptist Church with her husband, Bro. Morris Brock and family officiating. Graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Monday, May 5, 2014 in Memory Park Cemetery in Longview, Texas. The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 4,...
John E. Walton
Apr 23, 2014
This world has lost a great man, and Heaven has gained an Angel like no other. John Esker Walton was born for greatness. He was a proud man, who lived to help others and asked for nothing in return. He gained love and respect everywhere he went. Called "Uncle John" by all. Thos who knew him can say "there goes...
Wanda Brock Andrews
Apr 23, 2014
Funeral services for Wanda Brock Andrews, 85, of Marshall, TX, will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 25, 2014 at Evangelical Presbyterian Church with Rev. DeLacy Andrews, Rev. Marty Mosher and Rev. Craig VanBiber officiating. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Evangelical Presbyterian Church. A private committal service will be held...
Patricia "Pat" Berry
Apr 21, 2014
Funeral services for Patricia Sue Berry, 75, of Woodlawn, TX will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Summit United Methodist Church with Dr. Randy Fitzgerald and Dr. Danny Warbington officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Downs Funeral...
R.D. Johnson Jr.
Apr 19, 2014
Funeral services for R.D. Johnson, Jr., 81 of Marshall will be held at 2p.m., Saturday, April 26, 2014 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. D'wayne McLane officiating. Interment will follow in Motley Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today, Friday 25, 2014 at the funeral home. Mr. Johnson passed away April 19, 2014. R.D....
John Francis Reusch
Apr 18, 2014
John Francis Reusch, 85, of DeBerry, Texas, passed away April 18, 2014 at his home. Mr. Reusch was born January 2, 1929 in New York to John J. Reusch and Lillian Ann Jennings Reusch. Mr. Reusch was a purchaser for the City of Buffalo for many years. He was a member of the Catholic Church. Mr. Reusch's cremains will be...
Homer Carlyle Hostetter
Apr 16, 2014
Funeral services for Homer Carlyle Hostetter, 81, of Waskom, TX will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Crossroads Baptist Church with Bro. David Rice officiating. Interment will follow in Algoma North Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2014 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Hostetter passed away April 16, 2014...
Michael Allen "Mike" Alexander
Apr 12, 2014
Mass of Christian Burial for Michael Allen "Mike" Alexander, 63, of Marshall, will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 17, 2014 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Father Denzil Vithanage and Msgr. Gerald Priest officiating. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery with Full Law Enforcement Honors. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held...
Dewey "Frosty" Kinsey
Apr 11, 2014
Dewey "Frosty" Kinsey was born on January 25, 1925 in Evant, Texas to George Otis Kinsey and Ura Effie Kendall Kinsey. After graduation he joined the U.S.Army during WWII surviving brutal battle on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Kinsey was later wounded as his regiment advanced through Germany, surviving a sniper's bullet to the shoulder. He received the Purple...
Clara Mae Brown Perry
Apr 11, 2014
Clara Brown Perry was born May 29, 1948 in Magnolia, AR to Floyd Brown, Sr., and Flossie Mae Brown, who preceded her in death. She was the eighth of five brothers and four sisters. Six of her siblings preceded her in death. In the late fifties her family moved from Arkansas to Uncertain, TX. After moving to TX, her mother...
Allen C. Peteet
Apr 8, 2014
Funeral services for Allen C. Peteet, 66, of Marshall will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 11, 2014 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Peteet passed away April 8, 2014...
Richard William Niemiera
Apr 8, 2014
Funeral services for Richard W. Niemiera, 69, of Marshall, will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 12, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Stacy Garrett officiating. Mr. Niemiera passed away April 8, 2014 in Longview. Richard William Niemiera was born May 6, 1944 in Baltimore, MD to Henry Barr and Mamie Beatrice Minton. He served his...
