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Mura Nachman Smith
Jan 31, 2013
Mura Nachman Smith Funeral services for Mrs. Mura Nachman Smith, 64, of Marshall will be held Wednesday, February 6, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday February 5, 2013 at the funeral home. Mrs. Smith passed away January 31, 2013 at her home. Mura Nachman Smith was born July 11,...
Rickey Wagoner
Jan 25, 2013
Airman First Class, Rickey D. Wagoner Hickam Air force Base HI: 20 year old airman passed away after an 18 day fight for life from a traumatic brain injury sustained from a fall while repairing a roof on a hanger. Services will be held on Monday, February 4, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Downs Funeral Home, 4608 Elysian Fields rd....
William Ashley Alford
Jan 24, 2013
Reflections of Life "Don't Grieve for Me Now, I'm Free" William Ashley Alford was born September 24, 1973 to William and Helen Alford. He departed this life on January 24, 2013 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Marshall, Texas. "Ashley" attended Marshall Public Schools and is a 1992 graduate of Marshall High School. At an early he joined the Peters...
Dr. Jack Monroe Sanders, Sr.
Jan 24, 2013
DR. JACK MONROE SANDERS, SR. Dr. Jack Monroe Sanders, Sr. passed away following a brief illness Thursday evening, the 24th of January 2013, in Marshall, Texas. He was 90 years old. A fourth generation native of Marshall, Jack was born on the 18th of September 1922. He attended grade, junior high and high school in Marshall. In September 1941, he...
Hermilo Olvera
Jan 24, 2013
A Mass of Christian Burial for Hermilo Olvera, 73, of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 31, 2013 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Father Carlos Rangel officiating. Interment will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. A Rosary will be said at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Downs Funeral Home. Hermilo Olvera passed away January 24,...
William F. 'Bill' Heath, Jr.
Jan 23, 2013
William F. Bill' Heath Jr. Mass of Christian Burial for William F. Bill' Heath Jr., 68, of Woodlawn will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 28, 2013 at St. Josephs Catholic Church with Father Denzil Vithanage officiating. The graveside service will follow and will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery with full military honors provided by the color guard from Fort...
Robert T. Findley, Jr.
Jan 21, 2013
Robert T. Findley, Jr. Funeral services for Robert T. Findley, Jr., 55, of Marshall will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 25, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bob Bryant officiating. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Downs...
Curley Lee Sneed
Jan 19, 2013
Curley Lee Sneed Funeral services for Curley Lee Sneed, 54, of Marshall will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 26, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Daniels Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at Liberty Cemetery. Mr. Sneed passed away January 19, 2013 in Marshall, Texas. Curley Lee Sneed was born November 23, 1958 in Houston,...
Jacquelyn Denney
Jan 18, 2013
Jacquelyn Virginia Hartley Denney Funeral services for Jacquelyn Virginia Hartley Denney, 80, of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the Trinity Episcopal Church with Father John Himes officiating. Interment will follow in the Grange Hall Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Downs Funeral Home on Monday, January 21st from 5-7 p.m. Mrs....
Juanita Gainous
Jan 16, 2013
Juanita Watson Gainous was born July 4, 1939 in Daingerfield, TX to Raymond and Frances L. Bennett Watson. She attended the Warwick, OK schools. Mrs. Gainous enjoyed crafts, ceramics, and crocheting. She also enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, and was an avid outdoorswoman. Mrs. Gainous loved her Chihuahua Little Bit, and enjoyed feeding birds. Mrs. Gainous is survived by her daughters,...
Cecil H. Jones
Jan 15, 2013
Graveside service for Cecil H. Jones, 72, of Karnack will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 18, 2013 at Restland Cemetery in Dallas, TX. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Jones passed away January 15, 2013 in Marshall. Cecil H. Jones was born January...
Altie Kiwala
Jan 13, 2013
Graveside services for Altie Kiwala, 81, of Marshall will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in the Little Chapel by the Lake at Colonial Gardens Cemetery with Bro. Carlton Burris officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Peace at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Kiwala passed away January 13, 2013 in Marshall. Mrs. Altie Kiwala was born April...
Samuel Braden Simpson
Jan 12, 2013
Funeral services for Samuel Braden Simpson, 23, of Marshall will be held Saturday, January 19, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Sam Buzzard officiating. Interment will follow in the Algoma North Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Visitation Hour from 6-8 p.m., Friday, January 18th at the Downs Funeral Home. Samuel passed away Saturday,...
Gary Glenn Rudd
Jan 11, 2013
Gary Glenn "Kid" Rudd Graveside funeral services for Gary Glenn "Kid" Rudd, 57 of Waskom will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 13, 2013 in the Restland Cemetery of Waskom. Gary was born in Marshall, Texas on August 5, 1955 to Walter Joyce Rudd and Bobbie Crunk Rudd. He attended Waskom Public School and worked in fabrication for a...
John Covington
Jan 10, 2013
John Earl Covington John Earl Covington was born September 11, 1956 in Marshall, Texas to Glarince and Mercie Mae Rockwell Covington. John worked at Norit America as a steel worker. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Surviving John are his children, John Earl Hill, Jr., Christopher DeShone Hill, Lakeshia Renea Hill, Lillian Marie Hill Hudson, all of Marshall and Kaleshia Webb,...
W.A. Neel
Jan 9, 2013
William A, "Sonny" Neel Sr. Graveside services for William A. "Sonny" Neel Sr., 84, of Marshall were held Friday, January 11, 2013 at Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Scottsville, TX. Mr. Neel passed away January 9, 2013 in Marshall. Sonny Neel was born March 19, 1928 in Timpson, TX to Carl Richard and Vella Hooper Neel. Sonny served his country...
Robert E. Knight
Jan 7, 2013
Funeral services for Robert E. Knight, 65 of Marshall will be held at 2 p.m., Friday January 11, 2013 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Craig Evers officiating. Interment will follow in Eagle Creek Cemetery in Harleton, Texas. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Thursday January 10, 2013 at the funeral home. Robert E. Knight...
Valentyn Siniak
Jan 4, 2013
A Rosary for Valentyn Siniak, 37 of Marshall will be held at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, January 10, 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Denzil Vithanage officiating. A Funeral Mass will follow at 5:30 p.m., Thursday. Mr. Siniak passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Marshall from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Valentyn...
Doris Marie Andrews
Jan 3, 2013
Doris Andrews Funeral Services for Doris Marie Andrews, 82, of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at the Hallsville Church of Christ with Philip Simmons, Joe Hancock, and D.W. McLendon officiating. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, January 7th at the Downs Funeral Home. Ms. Andrews passed away January 3, 2013 in Longview. Doris...
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