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Lewis Roland Beesinger

Lewis Roland Beesinger

Jan 13, 2012

Lewis Roland Beesinger, 81, of Marshall was born in Denison, Texas to Roland Mae Armistead and L.C. Beesinger on September 25, 1930, and passed away on January 13, 2012 in Marshall, Texas. He married Verna Inez Ervin on March 13, 1948 in Littlefield, Texas. He served his country, receiving his rank as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. Lewis was...

Margie Ladell Payne

Margie Ladell Payne

Jan 12, 2012

Funeral services for Margie Ladell Payne, 64, of Marshall, TX will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Flanagan officiating. Burial will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Friends and family will have a time of visitation from 1:00 - 2:45 p.m., January 14, 2012 preceding the service....

Bertie Hickman

Bertie Hickman

Jan 11, 2012

Graveside service for Bertie Lee Hickman, 97, of Longview, will be held Friday, January 13, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Grange Hall Cemetery of Marshall. Visitation will be held at Downs Funeral Home from 12:00 -1:30 p.m. on Friday preceding the service. Richard Pruitt will officiate. Ms. Hickman was born June 28, 1914 in Tatum, Texas to Edna Jimerson and...

Billy Ray Walker

Billy Ray Walker

Jan 9, 2012

Funeral services for Mr. Billy Ray Walker, 80 of Avinger will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday January 14, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday in Keithville Cemetery in Keithville, Louisiana. The family will have visitation at the funeral home from 10-11 a.m., Saturday prior to the service. Billy...

James Ives

James Ives

Jan 1, 2012

James E. "Jim" Ives was born May 21, 1957, in Marshall, to James R. Ives and Dorothy Lamb Ives. Mr. Ives worked for the Marshall Police Department for 33 years, retiring in 2004 as Captain of the Animal Control Division. He was a member of First Christian Church and was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. He also loved fishing, and...

Jimmy Clifford Atmar

Jimmy Clifford Atmar

Dec 31, 2011

Jimmy Clifford Atmar Funeral services for Jimmy Clifford Atmar will be held in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 5, 2012. Burial will follow at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation was held Wednesday, January 4, 2011 from 6-8 p.m. at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Atmar passed away December 31, 2011. Jimmy Atmar was born October 5,...

Laurie Ann Herz

Laurie Ann Herz

Dec 30, 2011

Laurie Ann Herz A memorial service for Laurie Ann Kerz, 46, of Marshall, will be held Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Ron Myrick and Raymond Felion will officiate. Ms. Herz passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 in Marshall. Ms. Kerz was born April 17, 1965 in Torrence, CA to Harry Herz...

Natalia Sturdy

Natalia Sturdy

Dec 29, 2011

Natalia Sturdy Natalia Sturdy was born in Baranavichy, Poland on March 8, 1926, and became a war orphan when her home in Poland was bombed at the age of 14. She lost her entire family and was forced into work camps while on the run. While in the work camps she started her nursing career and became a registered nurse....

Nathaniel Lee Fletcher

Nathaniel Lee Fletcher

Dec 29, 2011

Elder Nathaniel Lee Fletcher Funeral services for Elder Nathaniel Lee Fletcher, 58, of Waskom will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with interment to follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in DeBerry. There will be a Visitation from 6-8 p.m. with a Wake Service at 7 p.m. on Friday, January 6,...

William Alan Moore

William Alan Moore

Dec 28, 2011

William Alan Moore Down Funeral Home A Memorial service for William Alan Moore, 56, of Shreveport, LA will be held at Blanchard Church of Christ, 301 William St, Blanchard, LA 71009, Sunday, January 01, 2012, at 3:00 PM. with Bro. Sean Embree officiating. Mr. Moore died December 28, 2011, at his home after a long battle with Diabetes. He was...

Jeremy Todd Grinnell

Jeremy Todd Grinnell

Dec 28, 2011

Jeremy Todd Grinnell Graveside services for Jeremy Todd Grinnell, 19, of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the Colonial Gardens Cemetery with Father Denzil Vithanage officiating. There will be a visitation on Saturday, December 31, 2011 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the Downs Funeral Home in Marshall. Jeremy passed away December 28, 2011 in Marshall....

Bruce Wayne Cantrell

Bruce Wayne Cantrell

Dec 27, 2011

Bruce Wayne Cantrell Bruce Wayne Cantrell was born in Dallas, Texas on April 11, 1950 and he passed away on December 27, 2011 at his residence in Jefferson, Texas. Memorial services for Mr. Cantrell will be held at a later date at the family's home in Jefferson. Bruce was a self-employed carpenter and served his country in the US Army...

Harold Chapman

Harold Chapman

Dec 27, 2011

Funeral services are pending with Downs Funeral Home.

Michael James Paige

Michael James Paige

Dec 26, 2011

Graveside funeral services for Michael Paige, 48, of Marshall will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Scottsville with Rev. Dick Sawyer officiating. Mr. Paige passed away at his residence on December 26, 2011. He was born on February 3, 1963 to James Houston Paige and Theresa Puckett in Louisville, Kentucky....

J. C. Jake Copeland

J. C. Jake Copeland

Dec 25, 2011

J. C. Copeland, Sr. (Jake) Funeral services for J.C. (Jake) Copeland, Sr., 80, of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Dick Sawyer officiating. Interment will follow in the Algoma South Cemetery in Marshall. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m, Tuesday,...

Bessie Lee Waldrop Pierce

Bessie Lee Waldrop Pierce

Dec 18, 2011

Funeral services for Bessie Lee Waldrop Pierce, 104 of Marshall will be held at 2 p.m., Friday December 23, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Bob McCarty officiating. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Thursday December 22, 2011 at the funeral home. Ms. Pierce passed away December 18,...

Mary Sue Wise Pugh

Mary Sue Wise Pugh

Dec 8, 2011

Mary Sue Wise Pugh 1918 - 2011 Mary Sue Wise (Mrs. Loyd) Pugh was born in Hughes Springs, Texas, September 5, 1918, and left this life December 8, 2011. Her parents were the late Mr. & Mrs. Grover Cleveland Wise of Cass County and Marshall, and she is preceded in death by one brother, Leroy Wise, two sisters, Grace and...

Ivonne Cazares

Ivonne Cazares

Dec 5, 2011

Una masa de cristiana sepultura para bebé Ivonne Cazares se celebrar a las 14:00, jueves, 08 de diciembre de 2011 en la Iglesia Catlica St. Joseph en Marshall con el padre Carlos Rangel oficiante. Entierro seguir en el cementerio de San José. Visitacin se celebrar del 6-8 p.m. el miércoles 07 De diciembre de 2011 en la funeraria Downs se...

Amelia Moore Murray

Amelia Moore Murray

Dec 1, 2011

Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Moore Murray, 67 of Marshall will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday December 10, 2011 at Full Gospel Holy Temple Church with Bishop Larry Kiel officiating. The family will recieve friends from 6-8 p.m., Friday Decemb er 09, 2011 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Amelia Moore Murray was born January 1, 1944 to the union...

Vance Grabener

Vance Grabener

Dec 1, 2011

Funeral services for Vance Grabener, 91, of Elysian Fields will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday December 4, 2011 at Crossroads Baptist Church with Bro. David Rice officiating. Interment will follow in Elysian Fields Cemetery under the direction of Downs Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m., Saturday, December 3, 2011. Mr. Grabener...

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