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Jessie Harper Gray
Feb 21, 2012
Jessie Mae (Momma Jessie) Harper Gray was born on January 8, 1927 to Silas and Pathenia Harper. Her mother Pathenia died and Silas married Edna Britt who instantly became the mother of 3 small children. Jessie Mae was the second child of 8 children in the family of Silas and Edna Harper. Jessie Mae attended school completing the 11th grade...
Paula Carter Reynolds
Feb 20, 2012
Funeral services for Paula Carter Reynolds, 64, of Marshall will be held 12:00 p.m., Thursday, February 23, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Rev. Ron Segers will officiate. Burial will follow in Forrest Park West Cemetery, Shreveport, LA. The family receive friends for a time of visitation on Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m., February 22, 2012. Mrs. Reynolds...
Rev. James Carroll "J.C." Chambers, Jr.
Feb 15, 2012
Rev. James "J.C." Chambers, Jr. On February 15, 2012, the Rev. J.C. Chambers, Jr. went home to be with the Lord. Graveside services for Rev. James "J.C." Chambers, Jr. 73, of Marshall, will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Nesbitt Cemetery. Rev. Dick Sawyer and Rev. Craig Evers will officiate. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., Friday,...
Tamara Lynn Durr
Feb 10, 2012
Tamara Lynn Durr Funeral services for Tamara Lynn Durr, 37, of Waskom will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home in Marshall with Bro. David Rice officiating. Interment will follow in the Restland Cemetery in Waskom. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, February 14th....
Cal Junior Thompson
Feb 9, 2012
Graveside service for Cal Thompson, 69, of Marshall, will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Blocker Cemetery in the Blocker Community. Jim Ames will officiate. Mr. Thompson passed away Thursday, February 09, 2012. Cal Junior Thompson was born March 2, 1942 in Harrison County to Cal Clinton and Mary Frances Arnauld Thompson. In 1965, he married Katie...
Marjorie C. Wright
Feb 8, 2012
Mrs. Majorie C. Wright, 92, of Hallsville, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012. Services are pending with Downs Funeral Home.
James Robert Griffin
Feb 8, 2012
James Robert "Jim" Griffin, 69, of Sheridan, AR passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Visitation for Mr. Griffin will be from 10-11 a.m., February 11, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home in Marshall, TX. Graveside services will be immediately following at Colonial Gardens Cemetery with Dr. Mike Baker officiating. Mr. Griffin was born in Houston,...
Beatrice Ruth Schmitz Hollingshead
Feb 5, 2012
Ruth Hollingshead A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs.Ruth Hollingshead, 91, of Marshall will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Denzil Vithanage officiating. Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 7th at the Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Hollingshead passed away Sunday, February 05, 2012 in Marshall. Beatrice Ruth...
Eva Nelle Smith
Feb 2, 2012
Memorial services for Eva Nelle Smith, 84, of Marshall, TX, formerly of Painview, AR will be held at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Humphry Funeral Home in Russelleville, AR. Visitation will follow the service. Mrs. Smith passed away February 2, 2012 in Marshall, TX. Local arrangements are with Downs Funeral Home. Nelle, lovingly known by her family and...
Johnnie Mae Beasley
Feb 1, 2012
At the age of 90, our loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother had a call from Heaven on February 29, 2012, 2012. The Wake will be held 6-8 p.m., Friday, March 9, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Services will be 1:00 p.m., March 10, 2012 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 1149 Blocker Road. Interment will follow in St. John...
William Reese Boone
Feb 1, 2012
Memorial service for William Reese Boone, 88, of Marshall will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Bro. Ron Segers will officiate. Mr. Boone passed away February 1, 2012, Mr. Boone was born June 15, 1923 in Laurel, MS to William and Olivia McCraw Boone. He graduated George S. Gardner High School...
Willie Bee Luce
Jan 30, 2012
Funeral services for Willie B. Luce, 73, of Waskom, will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Restland Cemetery in Waskom. Bro. Leonard Nichols will officiate. Mrs. Luce passed away Monday, January 30, 2012. Mrs. Luce was born March 30, 1938 in Tatum, TX to Peter and Molly...
Charles Ray Cooke
Jan 29, 2012
Graveside services for Charles Ray Cooke, 77, of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Scottsville. Adam and Tony Scott Flynn will be in charge of the service. Mr. Cooke passed away Sunday, January 30, 2012. Mr. Cooke was born April 11, 1934 in Ennis, Texas to Wesley and Irene...
Patricia Marie Oney Engle
Jan 28, 2012
Patricia Marie Oney Engle Graveside services for Patricia Marie Oney Engle, 56, of Marshall, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at Piney Cemetery, Harleton. Bro. Dick Sawyer will officiate. Family and friends will have a time of visitation 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home in Marshall. Mrs. Engle passed away January 28,...
Charlotte Ann Byrd
Jan 22, 2012
Funeral service for Charlotte Ann Byrd, 68, of Marshall will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 26, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Bro. Geno Munds will officiate. Interment will follow in Grange Hall Cemetery. The family and friends will have a time of visitation from 4 - 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs....
Laverne Guilliams Hill
Jan 22, 2012
Laverne Guilliams Hill Funeral service for Laverne Guilliams Hill will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Bro. Ty McKinnon will officiate. Interment will follow at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. The family and friends will have a time of visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Hill passed away...
Sokserey Lay
Jan 20, 2012
Visitation for Sokserey Lay, 19, of Marshall and Shreveport will be held 5-7 p.m., Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Memorial service for Serey will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Rose Park Baptist in Shreveport. Officiating will be beloved family friend Rev. Dr. B. J. Maddox. Serey went to be with the...
Cecil Glen Weir
Jan 19, 2012
Funeral services for Cecil Glen Weir, 85, of Marshall will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 22, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bob Bryant officiating. Private graveside service will follow. Family and friends will have a time of visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Weir passed away on January...
Earnest Lewis Sparks
Jan 15, 2012
Funeral services for Earnest Lewis Sparks, 53, of Marshall will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. George C. McCain will officiate. Burial will follow in Old Border Cemetery. The family and friends will have a time of visitation Friday, January 20, 2012 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Downs Funeral...
Walter Aaron Shaw
Jan 15, 2012
Funeral services for Walter Aaron Shaw, 78, of Karnack, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Bro. Tom Ratcliff and Rev. T. C. Castleberry will officiate. Graveside will follow in Andrews Cemetery, Karnack. Family and friends will share a time of visitation from 6-8 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2012 at...
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