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Betty "Liz" Larned

Betty "Liz" Larned

Aug 1, 2013

Betty "Liz" Larned Funeral services for Betty "Liz" Davis Larned, 94, of Longview and Marshall, will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Trinity Episcopal Church with Father John Himes officiating. Interment will follow at Yates Memorial Cemetery, Scottsville. A time of visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 P.M., Monday, August 5, 2013 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Larned...

Robert B. "Pop" Whaley Sr.

Robert B. "Pop" Whaley Sr.

Jul 29, 2013

A memorial service for Robert B. Whaley, Sr. 79, of Marshall, will be held 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 3, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Whaley passed away July 29, 2013 in Marshall, TX. Robert Benjamin "Pop" Whaley, Sr. was born September 7, 1933 in Clarksburg, West Virginia to Oliver and Minnie Nutter Whaley. Robert married Dorothy...

Clara Lentz Westmoreland

Clara Lentz Westmoreland

Jul 27, 2013

A memorial service for Clara Lentz Westmoreland, 84, of Marshall will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 3, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. A time of visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 P.M., Friday, August 2, 2013 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Westmoreland passed away July 27, 2013 in Marshall, Texas. Clara Calvin Lentz Westmoreland was born February...

Linda Peal

Linda Peal

Jul 26, 2013

Graveside services for Linda Beth Peal, 54, of Waskom will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in the Pavilion of Restland Cemetery in Waskom with Pastor Matt Comer and Pastor John Henry Zabcik officiating. Burial will follow in Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, July 29th at the Downs Funeral Home in Marshall. Ms....

Bryant Keith "Kee Kee" Perkins

Bryant Keith "Kee Kee" Perkins

Jul 24, 2013

Bryant Keith Perkins Funeral services for Bryant Keith Perkins, 44 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday July 27, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Gardens Cemetery. Family hour will be from 6-8 p.m., today, July 26, 2013 at the funeral home. Mr. Perkins passed away July 24, 2013 in...

Gerry Cadenhead Fletcher

Gerry Cadenhead Fletcher

Jul 23, 2013

HATTIESBURG, Miss. Dr. Gerry Cadenhead Fletcher passed away unexpectedly July 22, 2013, at Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, Miss. She is survived by her husband, Col. Tyler Fletcher, Hattiesburg, Miss.; brother, Jim Cadenhead (Betsy), Marshall, Texas; sons, Desmond Fletcher (Stacy), Hattiesburg, Miss., Hugh Fletcher (Jane), Mountain View, Calif., Dr. Gardner Fletcher (Carol), Hattiesburg, Miss., and Tyler R. Fletcher, Salado, Texas; grandchildren,...

Newell Marshall Mcgee

Newell Marshall Mcgee

Jul 20, 2013

Memorial services for Marshall McGee, 84, of Marshall, TX, will be Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Bro. Curtis Smith officiating. Marshall McGee was born July 3, 1929 in Gordo, Alabama to Marion and Stella McGee. He attended Gordo Public Schools. Mr. McGee was one of Jehovah's Witnesses for the past...

Margaret N. Humphrey

Margaret N. Humphrey

Jul 17, 2013

Services for Margaret Humphrey, 79, of Gary are pending with Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Humphrey passed away July 17, 2013 in Carthage.

Gracie Mae Jackson Oney

Gracie Mae Jackson Oney

Jul 16, 2013

Graveside services for Gracie Mae Jackson Oney, 75, of Harleton, TX will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 19, 2013 at Piney Cemetery, Harleton, TX with Bro. Craig Evers and Bro. James Sykes officiating. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M., Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Oney passed away July 16, 2013 in...

James Monroe "Pookie" Hollis

James Monroe "Pookie" Hollis

Jul 16, 2013

James Monroe "Pookie" Hollis, 76, of Woodlawn, TX passed away July 15, 2013. Mr. Hollis was born March 18, 1937 to John and Mary Hollis. He was a lifetime resident of Woodlawn. He was an Iron Worker. Mr. Hollis is survived by his daughters, Jamie Hollis Heiman of Kewaunee, WI and Wendy Hollis Lewis of Marshall, TX; brother, Bobby Hollis...

Melinda Louise Daniels

Melinda Louise Daniels

Jul 15, 2013

Funeral services for Melinda "Doll" Daniels, 83, of Marshall will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, July 20, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Powder Mill Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M., Friday, July 19, 2013 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Daniels passed away July 15, 2013 in Marshall, TX....

Bobby G. Turrentine

Bobby G. Turrentine

Jul 14, 2013

Graveside services for Bobby G. Turrentine, 86, of Karnack, TX will be held 11:00 A.M., Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Kilgore Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Kilgore, TX with Father McClaskey officiating. A time of visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Turrentine passed away July 14, 2013 in Marshall. Bobby Turrentine was...

Lue Byrd Carpenter

Lue Byrd Carpenter

Jul 7, 2013

Lue Byrd Gardner Carpenter was born April 10, 1933 in Harrison County to L. T. and Sedalia Jenkins Gardner. She attended Marshall Public Schools and graduated from H.B. Pemberton High School. Lue married Allen Carpenter, Jr., and to this union 8 children were born. She was a long time member of Good Hope Baptist Church, and choir. Lue was a...

Kenneth Jerald Lewis

Kenneth Jerald Lewis

Jul 6, 2013

Kenneth Jerald Lewis A Memorial Service for Mr. Kenneth Jerald Lewis, 70, of Marshall will be held Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Lewis passed away at his residence on July 6, 2013. Kenneth Jerald Lewis was born in Lake Providence, Louisiana on August 2, 1942 to Charlie William Lewis and Beatrice Box Lewis....

Robert Lloyd Montgomery

Robert Lloyd Montgomery

Jul 5, 2013

Robert Lloyd Montgomery was born in Marshall, TX on November 27, 1948 to Fred Montgomery and Allie B. Webb Montgomery, and went home to rest on July 5, 2013. Robert received his education at Marshall Public Schools. He worked as a laborer. "Rabbit" was well known to people in his community and was loved by his family and friends. He...

James Nolan Hawkins

James Nolan Hawkins

Jul 5, 2013

James Nolan Hawkins (Jim), 68, of Center, Texas, beloved husband and best friend of Nelwyn Whitley Hawkins for 39 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he loved, laughed with, and lived for, on Friday, July 05, 2013. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Sue Childers, and his parents, Nolan Hawkins and Dorothy and Al Burnside....

Ruby Elwood Hawthorne

Ruby Elwood Hawthorne

Jul 4, 2013

Funeral services for Ruby Mae Elwood Hawthorne, 83, of Marshall will be held 2:00 P.M., Sunday, July 7, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Dick Sawyer and Bro. Morris Brock officiating. Interment will follow in Cave Springs Cemetery. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.m., Saturday, July 6, 2013...

Mildred Slaughter Bass

Mildred Slaughter Bass

Jul 2, 2013

Mildred Slaughter Bass was born September 14, 1929 in Harrison County to Will Slaughter and Winnie Mae Jordan Slaughter. She married Malley Ray Bass in 1951 in Livingston, Texas. Mildred was a member of Lone Star Methodist Church where she directed the choir and member of the church garden club. She was a accomplished artist and enjoyed flower arranging. She...

Charles Vance Coats, Sr.

Charles Vance Coats, Sr.

Jun 21, 2013

A memorial service for Charles Vance Coats, Sr., 67, of Karnack will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 25th at the Karnack United Methodist Church with Rev. C.W. Huff, Jr. officiating. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, June 24th at the Downs Funeral Home in Marshall. Mr. Coats passed away on June 21, 2013 at his residence in...

Shirley H. Ables

Shirley H. Ables

Jun 21, 2013

There will be a Memorial Service for Shirley H. Ables, 71, of Marshall at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 24, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Ables passed away June 21, 2013 at her residence. Shirley was born in Alleghey PA on December 17, 1941 to Homer Walter and Amelia Forney Walters. She married Glen Ray Ables and...

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