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Margaret Green Taylor

Margaret Green Taylor

Aug 26, 2011

Funeral services for Ms. Margaret G. Taylor, 87 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m.., Saturday September 03, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Glen Boyd officiating. Interment will follow in Powder Mill Cemetery in Marshall. Ms. Taylor passed away August 26, 2011 at her residence. Sister Margaret Taylor known as "Sue" was born March...

Michael Zachary Shields

Michael Zachary Shields

Aug 25, 2011

Funeral services for Michael Zachary Shields, 17 of Marshall will be held at 2:30 p.m., Monday August 29, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. The family will recieve friends from 5-7 p.m., Sunday August 28, 2011 at the funeral home. Michael Zachary Shields passed away August 25, 2011 in Marshall. Michael Zachary Shields was born September 23, 1993...

Willie Wilson Mcclure

Willie Wilson Mcclure

Aug 25, 2011

WILLIE WILSON MCCLURE Willie Wilson McClure was born in Gurdon, Arkansas on December 7, 1921 to Connie Ernest McClure and Fannie Christman McClure, and passed away August 25, 2011 in Marshall, Texas. He married Helen Allums on September 22, 1943. Willie was a minister for sixty-five years, owned and operated McClure Refrigeration & AC, worked for Snyder Lumber Co, and...

Evie Eunice Allen Woodley

Evie Eunice Allen Woodley

Aug 24, 2011

Funeral services for Mrs. Evie Eunice Allen Woodley, 86 of Marshall will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday August 27, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. David Rice officiating. Interment will follow in Woodley Cemetery in Elysian Fields. The family will receive friend from 5-7 p.m., Friday August 26, 2011 at the funeral home. Mrs. Woodley...

Francis Scott (Scotty) Baldwin

Francis Scott (Scotty) Baldwin

Aug 23, 2011

Francis Scott (Scotty) Baldwin died August 23, 2011 in Longboat Key, Florida. He died peacefully and was surrounded by his family. During his illness he remained upbeat, positive, and his sense of humor remained intact. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday August 26, 2011 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Marshall with Father John M. Himes, OSF officiating....

Lorenza Bernard Washington

Lorenza Bernard Washington

Aug 22, 2011

Funeral services for Mr. Lorenza Bernard Washington,Sr., 70 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday August 27, 2011 at Mt. Zion Spiritual Church #2. Interment will follow in Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Washington passed away August 22, 2011 in Marshall. He was born May 26, 1941 to Jessie Washington and Alice Mason Washington. On May 31, 1967...

Oliver Jefferson

Oliver Jefferson

Aug 19, 2011

Funeral services for Mr. Oliver Jefferson, 62 of Marshall will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday August 27, 2011 at Miles Memorial CME Church in Marshall with Rev. Wilburt Hall, Sr. and Rev. Truman Bryant officiating. Interment will follow in Algoma Cemetery South. Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m., Friday August 26, 2011 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Jefferson...

Jerry Lee Guilliams

Jerry Lee Guilliams

Aug 14, 2011

Graveside services for Mr. Jerry Lee Guilliams, 61 of Marshall will be held at 12 p.m., Thursday August 18, 2011 in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. On Wednesday, August 17, 2011, Angela Guilliams will be receiving friends at her home located at 2608 Birmingham Marshall, Texas from 5-7 p.m. Mr. Guilliams passed away August 14, 2011 at his residence. Jerry Lee Guilliams...

Martha Mccartey

Martha Mccartey

Aug 13, 2011

Funeral services are pending with Downs Funeral Home on Martha McCartey, 74 of Karnack. Ms. McCartey passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011 at her residence.

Thomas B. Evans

Thomas B. Evans

Aug 13, 2011

Funeral services are pending with Downs Funeral Home on Mr. Thomas B. Evans, 72, of Harleton. Mr. Evans passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011 at his residence in Harleton.

Healon Ruth Oney

Healon Ruth Oney

Aug 8, 2011

Healon Ruth Hogue Oney was born April 12, 1920, in Atlanta, Texas to Joseph and Fannie Hogue. On February 27, 1941, she married Jewel Oney and they were blessed with 49 years of marriage before his passing. She was a lifelong member of the Church of Nazarene and retired from Thiokol. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband...

Sandra Sue Woodley

Sandra Sue Woodley

Aug 8, 2011

Graveside services for Sandra Woodley, 72 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday August 13, 2011 in Woodley Cemetery, Elysian Fields, Texas under the direction of Downs Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday August 12, 2011 at the funeral home. Ms. Woodley passed away August 08, 2011. She was born March 02, 1939...

Faye Winger Pipes

Faye Winger Pipes

Aug 8, 2011

Funeral services for Faye Winger Pipes will be held on Thursday, August 9, 2011 at 3:00pm at Downs Funeral Home in Marshall, Texas with visitation at 2:30pm prior to the service. Officiating will be Dr. Pat Day of First United Methodist Church of Shreveport, LA and Bob Bryant of Marshall. Interment will follow in Colonial Garden cemetery in Marshall. Faye...

Winston Andrew Whitlow

Winston Andrew Whitlow

Aug 7, 2011

Services for Winston Whitlow, 91, of Marshall will be at 2 p.m., August 10, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Segers officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Mr. Whitlow passed away at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Heritage House in Marshall. He was born May 14, 1920 in Snowball,...

Captain Curtis Layne Latham (Mpd, Ret.)

Captain Curtis Layne Latham (Mpd, Ret.)

Aug 6, 2011

Funeral services for Captain Curtis Layne Latham, 76 of Marshall will be held at 2 p.m. Friday August 12, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Dr. Wallace Watkins officiating. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, August 11, 2011 at the funeral home. Captain Latham passed away August 6, 2011 in Ouray, Colorado. Curtis Layne Latham...

Violet Starks Staten

Violet Starks Staten

Aug 6, 2011

Funeral services for Violet Staten, 97 of DeBerry will be held at 2p.m., Saturday August 13, 2011 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Deadwood, Texas with Rev. Joseph Lewis officiating. Interment will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery. The family will recieve friends today, Friday, August 12, 2011 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.Ms. Staten passed away August 06, 2011 in Longview....

Lisa Brown Lynch

Lisa Brown Lynch

Jul 29, 2011

Memorial services for Lisa Brown Lynch, 50 of DeBerry will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday August 06, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Randy Shephord officiating. Interment will follow in DeBerry Baptist Church Cemetery. Lisa passed away July 29, 2011 at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas after a long battle with leukemia. Lisa Brown Lynch was...

Robert E Lenz

Robert E Lenz

Jul 28, 2011

Robert "Bob" Lenz Funeral services for Robert "Bob" Lenz, 68, of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 2, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Clarence White officiating. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8p.m., Monday, August 1st at the Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Lenz passed away July...

Lottie Marie Sellers Glanton

Lottie Marie Sellers Glanton

Jul 28, 2011

Services for Lottie Marie Sellers Glanton will be held on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home in Marshall with Paul Sellers and Roger Robbins officiating. The family will receive visitors on Saturday, July 30, 2011 between 4 and 6 p.m. at Downs. Interment will be at Algoma Cemetery North in Marshall. Ms....

Mark Edward Marshall

Mark Edward Marshall

Jul 26, 2011

Downs Funeral Home 4608 Elysian Fields Rd., Marshall, Texas 75672 (903)927-1700 Fax (903) 927-1282 Mark Edward Marshall Mark Edward Marshall, 52, of Marshall and the Gill Community, passed away July 26, 2011. Mark was born February 21, 1959 to Ernest and Miriam Marshall. Mark, a frequent contributor to the Marshall News Messenger was called the "Wheeling Reporter". He was confined...

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