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Sharon Fay Spruill

Sharon Fay Spruill

Nov 26, 2011

Sharon Fay Spruill Funeral services for Sharon Fay Spruill, 50, of Karnack will be held @ 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Gene Mums officiating. Interment will follow in the Colonial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, November 29th at the Downs Funeral Home. Miss Spruill passed...

Joann Aultman

Joann Aultman

Nov 25, 2011

Jo Ann Aultman Graveside funeral services for JoAnn Aultman, 75, of Marshall will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Andrews Cemetery in Karnack. Ms. Aultman passed away Friday, November 25, 2011 in Marshall. JoAnn Aultman was born to Eugene Foy Aultman and Ellie Cloud in Vicksburg, Mississippi on September 29, 1936. She worked as a...

Janis Wilson

Janis Wilson

Nov 23, 2011

Janis Wilson Janis Wilson, age 92 of Marshall, TX, passed away November 23, 2011. We knew her as "Precious Grandma" and she will be missed by all who loved her and everyone whose life she touched. She was born January 13, 1919 in Gunter, TX, to Arthur Edgar & Sara Elizabeth (Parrish) Boyd. Janis was retired from Sam Houston Elementary...

Lauana Lea Dement

Lauana Lea Dement

Nov 21, 2011

Funeral services for Lauana Lea Dement, 58, of Woodlawn will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Fitzgerald officiating. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at the funeral home. Mrs. Dement passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 in Longview. Lauana Lea Dement...

Juanita M. Denton

Juanita M. Denton

Nov 20, 2011

Services for Juanita M. Denton, 94, of Hallsville are pending with Downs Funeral Home. Ms. Denton passed away November 20, 2011 at her residence.

Joy C Harty

Joy C Harty

Nov 10, 2011

Graveside services for Joy Little Harty, 72, of Marshall, Texas will be held Monday, November 14, 2011 at 2 p.m. in Algoma North Cemetery in Marshall, Texas with Bro. Dick Sawyer officiating. Joy passed away November 10, 2011 in Longview. Mrs. Harty was born November 24, 1938 in Gideon, Missouri to L.R., and I.V. Little. There she was a 1956...

Joyce Renee Starr

Joyce Renee Starr

Nov 9, 2011

Services for Mrs. Joyce Starr, 82, of Marshall are pending with Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Starr passed away November 9, 2011 at her residence. Renee "Joyce" Harrison Starr Renee "Joyce" Harrison Starr passed away November 09, 2011 at her home at the age of 82. She was born February 11, 1929 in Panola County to William Edwin Harrison and Lela...

Lucius M Wright, Jr.

Lucius M Wright, Jr.

Nov 9, 2011

Services for Mr. Lucius M. Wright, Jr.of Hallsville are pending with Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Wright passed away November 9, 2011 in Longview. Lucius M. Wright, Jr. Lucius M. Wright, Jr., husband, father, gambler, giver, grandfather, and handy man, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011. He was 76. His death, the result of complications from a courageous battle with lung cancer,...

Martha Hearne

Martha Hearne

Nov 7, 2011

Funeral services for Martha Elaine Swafford Hearne, 90, of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November10, 2011 at Woodlawn Baptist Church with Dr. Danny Warbington and Bro. Will Sherman officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of Downs Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday November09, 2011 at the funeral home....

James W Clark

James W Clark

Oct 31, 2011

Funeral services for James W. Clark, 99, of Marshall will be held at 2p.m., Saturday November 04, 2011 with full military honors at Crossroads Baptist Church with Bro David Rice officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Friday November 3, 2011 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Clark passed away October 31, 2011 at his residence. James was born to...

Patricia Elaine Roberts

Patricia Elaine Roberts

Oct 29, 2011

A Memorial service for Patricia Elaine Roberts, 63, of Marshall will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday November 3, 2011 at Woodlawn Baptist Church with Bro. Will Sherman officiating. Mrs. Roberts passed away October 29, 2011. She was born October 24, 1948 in Douglass, Texas to Harry Marsh Thornton, Sr. and Violet Wade Thornton. She was a homemaker. Surviving Patricia...

Larry Nimmo

Larry Nimmo

Oct 28, 2011

Funeral services for Larry Garnett Nimmo, 73 of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday November 3, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Nimmo passed away October 28, 2011 in Marshall. Larry Garnett Nimmo was born was born November 21, 1937 in Stafford Kansas to Murphy E. Nimmo and Verla Toland Nimmo. He married Janet Cleek...

Ronald Eugene Golladay, Sr.

Ronald Eugene Golladay, Sr.

Oct 28, 2011

Memorial services for Ronald Eugene Golladay, Sr., 60, of Panola will be held at 2p.m., Thursday November 3, 2011 at Crossroads Baptist Church with Bro. David Rice officiating. Mr. Golladay passed away October 28, 2011 in Carthage. Ronald Eugene Golladay was born August 15, 1951 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Kenneth Golladay and Mernice Mills Golladay. Ronald later married Pamela Ruppe....

Hallie Mcnair Holder

Hallie Mcnair Holder

Oct 28, 2011

Hallie McNair Holder Graveside funeral services for Hallie McNair Holder, 94, of Marshall will be held at 2p.m., Monday, October 31, 2011 at the Algoma North Cemetery with Bro. Robert Prothro officiating under the direction of Downs Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, October 30th at the Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Holder passed away October...

Mamie Ritter

Mamie Ritter

Oct 28, 2011

Mamie Ritter "Watch my friends & family too, and always know that I Love You." Mamie Ritter, 81, of Karnack passed away at her home surrounded by family on October 28, 2011. A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Ritter will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 31, 2011 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Denzil Vithanage officiating....

Dinah Gerber

Dinah Gerber

Oct 26, 2011

A Celebration of the life of Dinah Gerber, 75, of Longview will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday October 29, 2011 at 4015 Willow Bend, Longview, Texas. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m., Friday October 28, 2011 at Downs Funeral Home. Dinah Gerber passed away October 26, 2011 in Marshall. She was born November 14, 1935 in Groveton,...

Margaret Mcknight Russell

Margaret Mcknight Russell

Oct 22, 2011

Margaret McKnight Russell Graveside funeral services for Margaret McKnight Russell, 75, of Smithland will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 2011 at the Savannah Cemetery in Smithland, Texas, under the direction of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Bob Shaddix officiating. Mrs. Russell passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011 at her home. The family will receive friends at the...

Lois Ellen Smith

Lois Ellen Smith

Oct 22, 2011

. Lois Ellen Smith Graveside services for Lois Ellen Smith, 61, of Karnack will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Hatfield, Arkansas under the direction of Downs Funeral Home in Marshall. Mrs. Smith passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011 in Marshall. Lois was born in Austin, Texas to Newman Edward Dees...

Larry Polk

Larry Polk

Oct 13, 2011

Funeral services for Larry Polk, 72 of Elysian Fields will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday October 15, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. David Rice officiating. Graveside services will follow at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Grove Hill Cemetery in Pelican, Louisiana. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Friday October 14, 2011 at the...

Mamie Dell Baker

Mamie Dell Baker

Oct 8, 2011

Funeral services for Mamie Dell Townlin Baker, 81, of Marshall, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 14, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Elder Rebecca Ponder officiating. Burial will follow in the Smyrna Cemetery in Harleton led by Reverend John Wisener. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, October 13th at the Downs...

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