Travis Gordon Born
Oct 8, 2011
Travis Gordon Born Travis Gordon Born, 70, of Marshall, passed away in his home on October 8, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. Travis was born July 22, 1941, in Avinger, Texas to Ruth Juanell and H.T. Born. He graduated from Marshall High School in 1959, where his high school yearbook described him perfectly, saying, "He's always there, ready...
Sam Hall, Jr.
Oct 6, 2011
Sam W. Hall, Jr. Funeral services for Mr. Sam W. Hall, Jr., 74 of Marshall will be held at 11 a.m., Monday October 10, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Algoma South Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Sunday October 9, 2011 at the funeral home. Mr. Hall passed away October...
William Eugene (Mac) Mcneil
Oct 2, 2011
William Eugene (Mac) McNeil Services for William Eugene (Mac) McNeil, 77 of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 06, 2011 in the Downs Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Carlton Burris officiating. Interment will follow in Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, TX. Surrounded by his family, our Daddy Gene peacefully joined his beloved Carol in Heaven on Sunday, October...
Mildred Evelyn Castell
Oct 1, 2011
Mildred W. Castell Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred W. Castell, 81, of Marshall will be held at 10 am, Saturday, October 8, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with officiating. Burial will follow in Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., on Friday, October 7, 2011 at the Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Castell...
Nelda Jo (Nel) Cockrell
Sep 25, 2011
Funeral services for Nelda Jo (Nel) Cockrell, 53 of Marshall will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday September 28, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Cockrell passed away September 25, 2011 in Marshall. Nelda Jo Cockrell was born February 19, 1958 in Marshall to Cecil R. Eaves and Joy Faye Greene Eaves. Mrs. Cockrell worked as a...
Terri Lynn Opperman
Sep 24, 2011
Terri Lynn Opperman was born to Elizabeth Jane Vreeland Opperman and Rudolf Christian Albert Opperman on April 17, 1964. A native Texan, Terri graduated from T.S.T.C. after high school and was active in computer services. She set up and maintained the St. Joseph Catholic Church website, where she was a member. She was responsible for the weekly mass on the...
Francis Gale Rothgeb
Sep 18, 2011
Francis "Frank" Gale Rothgeb Memorial services for Mr. Francis "Frank" Gale Rothgeb, 64 of Gator Lodge, Jefferson, Texas will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday September 24, 2011 at Smithland Methodist Church in Smithland, Texas with Rev. Allison Beverly officiating. Frank was born November 14, 1946 in Hoagland, Indiana and passed away September 18, 2011 in Longview, Texas. Frank was...
Ronald Hayden
Sep 17, 2011
Funeral services are pending with Downs Funeral Home of Marshall on Mr. Ronald Hayden, 64, of Marshall. Mr. Hayden passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2011 in Marshall. Ronald Wood Hayden Mr. Ronald Wood Hayden died Saturday morning, September 17th, 2011 at Oakwood House on Victory Drive in Marshall. He was born on June 10th, 1947 in Marshall, Texas to...
Juanita Williams
Sep 15, 2011
Juanita Wilkins Williams Juanita Wilkins Williams was born in Vivian, Louisiana to Allen W. Wilkins and Ella Brown Wilkins on October 29, 1924. She graduated from Vivian High School. She married Royce R. Williams on March 4, 1943 in Rodessa, Louisiana. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Waskom, Texas, and a member of Waskom Order of Eastern...
Gery Wayne Dixon
Sep 14, 2011
Mr. Gery Wayne Dixon, Sr. was born on January 12, 1952 in Springhill, LA to proud parents, Henry and Mary Dixon. He was a graduate of Wiley College and retired from Norit Americus after 30 years. It was at Wiley College where he met and married wife Dianne. He was the second joy of her life, acknowledging our Lord and...
Christopher Lee "Chris" Carter
Sep 12, 2011
Funeral services for Christopher Lee "Chris" Carter, 34 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Friday September 16, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Carlton Burris officiating. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. The family will recieve friends from 6-8 p.m., Thursday September 15, 2011 at the funeral home. Chris passed away September 12,...
Evelyn Watson Bishop
Sep 11, 2011
Karnack, TX- Graveside services for Evelyn Watson Bishop, 96 of Karnack will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday September 14, 2011 in Andrews Cemetery in Karnack with Bro. Tom Ratcliff officiating. The family will receive friends today from 7-9 p.m. at Downs Funeral Home. Evelyn Watson Bishop passed away peacefully at her home in her bed on September 11, 2011....
Michael Wayne Collins
Sep 8, 2011
Memorial services for Michael Wayne Collins, 32 of Marshall will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday September 10, 2011 at First United Methodist Church in Marshall with Rev. Rodger Garbs officiating. Michael passed away September 8, 2011 in Marshall. Michael Wayne Collins was born January 24, 1979 in Marshall to Ron Collins and Mona Amonette Collins. He graduated from Marshall...
Rapheal Craft
Sep 7, 2011
Services for Bro. Rapheal Craft, 65 of Woodlawn will be held at10 a.m., Saturday September 10, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Will Sherman officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Friday September 09, 2011 at the funeral home. Bro. Craft passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at...
Ruby Oney
Sep 6, 2011
Ruby Oney, 96 passed away September 6, 2011 at Buckner Greenhouse from long term pulmonary fibrosis and other age related causes. Her smile, sense of humor and good attitude remained to the end. She was a resident of Buckner Westminster Place in Longview for the past 3 ½ years. The Buckner Hawthorn House care givers' sense of humor, smiles and...
Bettye Don Graves
Aug 29, 2011
Private funeral services for Bettye Don Graves, 84 of Marshall were held Wednesday, August 30, 2011 in Colonial Gardens Cemetery with Bob Bryant officiating. Bettye Don Graves passed away Monday, August 29, 2011 at Marshall Manor Nursing Home in Marshall. She was born December 31, 1926 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Clyde D. Bartlett and Bettye Loring Bartlett. On July...
Gladys Nell Watson
Aug 27, 2011
Funeral services for Gladys Nell Watson, 71 of Marshall will be held at 2 p.m., Friday September 02, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Flanagan and Father Denzil Vithage officiating. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Thursday September 01, 2011 at the funeral home. Gladys Nell...
Mary Sue Garrison
Aug 27, 2011
Mary Sue Hairston Garrison Mary Sue Hairston Garrison, 85, was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and devoted homemaker. She was born in Bradley County, Arkansas on August 23,1926 to Aubert Lewis Hairston and Susie Caroline Grider Hairston. Mary Sue graduated in 1944 from Banks High School in Banks, Arkansas. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Waskom...
Frances Pauline Aechternacht
Aug 27, 2011
Frances Pauline Aechternacht Graveside funeral services for Frances Pauline Aechternacht, 80, of Marshall will be held at Algoma Cemetery South in Marshall, Texas on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Ron Segers officiating. Burial will follow in Algoma Cemetery South. There will be a visitation from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, August 29th at the Downs Funeral Home....
