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Shirley Harrington
Jun 7, 2012
Shirley Harrington Funeral services for Shirley Harrington, 57, of Marshall will be held on Monday, June 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Dr. Billy Pierce officiating. Interment will follow in the Algoma North Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Sunday, June 10th at the funeral home. Mrs. Harrington passed away...
Baby James Scott Davis
Jun 5, 2012
Graveside service for James Scott Davis, infant son of Daniel Scott and Teri Lynn Hufstetler Davis will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. D.W. McLendon will officiate. James is survived by his parents, Daniel Scott and Teri Lynn Hufstetler Davis; his brother, Joshua Paul Davis; his sister, Trinity Rae Davis all of Marshall; maternal...
Clentis Murrell Beckett
Jun 2, 2012
Funeral service for Clentis M. "Clint" Beckett III, 58, of Marshall will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 9, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with the Rev. Rodger Garbs officiating. Visitation will be held 9:30 - 10:00 a.m., Saturday, prior to the service. A private interment will be held at Algoma South Cemetery. Mr. Beckett passed away...
David R Gray
Jun 1, 2012
David R. Gray Funeral services for David R. Gray, 50, of Marshall will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Woodlawn Cemetery with honors done by the Marshall Fire Department. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, June 4th at the Downs Funeral Home. David R....
Richard Glenn Holt
Jun 1, 2012
Funeral services are pending with Downs Funeral Home on Mr. Richard Holt. Mr.Holt passed away on Friday, June 1, 2012.
Florine Kathryn Miller
May 29, 2012
Florine was born on March 24, 1921 to Carl and Ruth Arrington Hodge in Stephens, Arkansas where she also attended school. She was raised on a self-supporting farm by Christian parents who instilled the love of God and family in her and her siblings. She knew that we are put on this earth for one reason and that was to...
David Wayne Hudson
May 27, 2012
Graveside funeral services for Mr. David Wayne Hudson, 57, of Marshall will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Algoma South Cemetery under the direction of Downs Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, May 29th at the Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Hudson passed away Sunday, May 27, 2012 in Longview. David Wayne Hudson...
William Gilford Ross, Jr.
May 27, 2012
William (Bill), G. Ross, Jr. born August 13, 1925 in Marshall, TX, passed away on May 27, 2012. Bill is the son of William G. Ross and Mary Ethel Murrell Ross of Marshall, TX. He is survived by his three children, William G. Ross, III, of Woodridge, IL, Rebecca K. Ross of Westlake, OH, and Charles A. Ross of Chicago,...
Donnye Cook
May 24, 2012
Donnye Cook Donnye Cook (Donaldeen Phillips Cook), a woman who devoted her 79 years of life to Jesus, and dedicated every moment to sharing His Holy Spirit with everyone she met, died peacefully in her home in Marshall on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Donnye was born in Rattlesnake Canyon, Archer County, Texas on December 14, 1932, and graduated from Walters...
Direal Stafford
May 24, 2012
Direal Stafford, one of 17 children, was born to the late Jimmy Stafford and Tenzie Bennett Stafford, on August 11, 1940 in Leigh, Harrison County, Texas. At an early age he accepted Christ and united with the Antioch MBC. He attended the Harrison County public schools. He worked in many capacities, but his last employment was with Sullivan Funeral Home...
Betty Russell Crawford
May 23, 2012
Our sweet and precious mom, Betty Russell Crawford, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 23, 2012. A graveside service is scheduled for Saturday, May 26, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at New Grover Cemetery on Gum Springs Road, 968 West, under the direction of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Dick Sawyer and Bro. Ron Segers officiating. Mrs....
Major Marion Rex Slater
May 20, 2012
Graveside services for Marion Rex Slater, Major, U. S. Army Retired, will be held 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Colonial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Downs Funeral Home. Major Slater died May 20, 2012 in Marshall from a heart attack. Major Slater was born March 13, 1918 on a farm near Clarence, MO, the eldest son...
Merrill Eugene Elliott
May 18, 2012
Joint funeral services for Merrill E. "Gene" and Geraldine J. "Gerrie/Millie" Elliott will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 19, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Father Denzil Vithanage officiating. Interment will follow in Algoma North Cemetery. Mr. Elliott passed away May 18, 2012 in Marshall. Merrill E. "Gene" Elliott was born June 12, 1925 in...
Geraldine J. Elliott
May 16, 2012
Services for Geraldine J. Elliott, 89, of Marshall will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 19, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Father Denzil Vithanage will officiate. Interment will follow in Algoma North Cemetery. Visitation will be held 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 18, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Elliott passed away May 15, 2012 in Marshall....
Kenneth C. Bell
May 15, 2012
Funeral service for Kenneth C. "Big Ken" Bell, 49, of Marshall will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Collier Chapel Baptist Church with Pastor Chris Holt officiating. Interment will follow at Adams Cemetery. Mr. Bell passed away May 15, 2012 in Marshall. On September 8, 1962, the seventh child was born to the late Cornelies Lewis and...
May Medora Ross
May 9, 2012
May Ross (May Medora Lively Keeter Ross) passed away on May 9, 2012. The youngest of 3 girls, she was born on February 9, 1929 in Fort Worth, TX to Lewis Preston (Papa) and Mary Louise (Mamie) Lively. She married Dr Lauriston Neil Keeter in 1953 and had five children prior to his death in 1965. In 1969 she met...
Lawrence Dennis Miles
May 9, 2012
Lawrence "Larry" Miles, 59, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 9, 2012. Larry was born in Kingston, PA and grew up in the northeast. He married his sweetheart, MaryBeth Wolfe, in 1975 and they had three children. He worked as a mechanical engineer and served as project manager for International Paper. Prior to his passing, Larry...
Arnold Wilson "Chief" Sembera
May 8, 2012
Arnold Sembera, 91, of Marshall passed away May 8, 2012. Visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the National Cemetery in Dallas. Arnold Sembera was born June 12, 1920 in Brazos, Texas, the son of Frank and Agnes Sembera. He...
Thomas Ray Hines
May 8, 2012
Funeral services for Tommy Hines, 64, of Marshall will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m., Friday, May 11, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Tommy passed away May 8, 2012 in Shreveport. Tommy was born November 4, 1947 in Marshall to Bob and Nell Ford Hines, Jr....
June D. Mcadams
May 7, 2012
Funeral services for June McAdams, 80, of Marshall will be held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Bro. William Rustenhaven III will officiate. Interment will follow at Algoma South Cemetery. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Ms. McAdams passed away May 7, 2012. June was born June 28,...
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