Obituaries

Oct 3, 2024

Funeral services for Cody Howard, 41, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at River Crossing Cowboy Church with Bro. Pete Sellers officiating. Interment will follow at Crossroads Methodist Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, October 7, 2024, at Downs Funeral Home....

Oct 2, 2024

Nancy was called home by her Heavenly Father Wednesday, October 2, 2024. She was born December 11, 1938, in Jefferson, Texas, the only child of Sidney and Helen Carter. After graduating from Jefferson High School, she moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, where she graduated from Better Business School and began working as an Executive Secretary at Palais Royal. While in...

Oct 1, 2024

Patsy Griffith, 88, of Marshall, Texas was born on January 6, 1936, in Tinsman, Arkansas to Hershel Henry Gardner and Julia Christine Blaylock Gardner and passed away on October 1, 2024, in Longview, Texas.

She was thew owner and operator of Pat's Fashions in Marshall for a number of years. She attended Central Baptist Church. She enjoyed...

Oct 1, 2024

Paul Ray Storie was a Marshall, Texas native for 81 years. He was a man of many talents and passions. His competitive spirit and love for sports began in his youth with Marshall Maverick football and boxing. He continued playing football in college at both Eastern Oklahoma State and North Texas. It was in Wilburton, Oklahoma that he met...

Sep 30, 2024

Services for Jerrold Kent Vaughn, "Papa J", 58, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, October 4, 2024, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2024, at the funeral home....

Sep 29, 2024

A memorial service for Mossie Jean Moore, 98, of Marshall will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home.

Mossie Jean Livingston was born on July 27, 1926, in Marshall, Texas to Elijah Thompson Livingston and Moss Lucille Livingston and passed away on September 29, 2024, in Marshall,...

Sep 27, 2024

A visitation for Rita Darlene Gossett, 68, of DeBerry, Texas will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Sunday, September 29, 2024, at Downs Funeral Home.

Rita was born on May 26, 1956, in Winnfield, Louisiana to James Darrell Jeans and Patsy Jean Huggins Jeans and passed away on September 26, 2024, in Carthage, Texas.

Sep 23, 2024

Norman Mitchell Farris was born in Marshall, Texas, on March 24, 1933, to Acie and Mamie Farris.  The oldest of three boys, he grew up in Harrison County and was a 1950 graduate of Karnack High School where he was a proud member of the six-man football team. He then enlisted in the US Army, serving as a drill...

Sep 15, 2024

A funeral service for Edward Carl Sperier, Sr., 88, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 19, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marshall, Texas. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary beginning at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 18,...

Sep 15, 2024

A graveside service for Beverly Sue Fogarty, 79, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at Stewart Cemetery in Tatum, Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Fogarty passed away on September 15, 2024, in...

Sep 12, 2024

A graveside service for Charles "Charley" Norman Futrelle, 94, of Haughton, Louisiana will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2024, at Colonial Gardens Cemetery in Marshall, Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held prior to the service from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Downs Funeral Home.

Charles was born on April...

Sep 9, 2024

Ethel Marie Joaquin, 78, of Marshall, Texas, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2004, in Tyler, Texas. There will be a memorial at Downs Funeral Home in Marshall.

She was born on August 1, 1946, in Canyon, Texas, to Lee L. Johnson and Clementine Smith Johnson. Ethel spent her childhood in Canyon, often visiting Palo Duro Canyon,...

Aug 30, 2024

A funeral service for Mary Ivalynne Hopkins Jackson, 95, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Center Cemetery in Harleton, Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at the...

Aug 29, 2024

LINDA WAS BORN IN SEAGRAVES, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS ON SEPTEMBER 8TH,1939 TO DERO HEZEKIAH AND GEORGIA BEAL LAWRENCE MORTON. SHE JOINED SIBLINGS BILLY JOE AND JUANIECE IN THE MORTON FAMILY.

LINDA CALLED BRIDGES CHAPEL HOME, APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES NORTH OF MT. PLEASANT, TEXAS. HER FAMILY PURCHASED A FARM WHEN SHE WAS THREE, BUT FARMING WAS UNCERTAIN AT...

Aug 27, 2024

A funeral service for Jose Rios, 57, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 2, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marshall, Texas. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m., Sunday,...

Aug 26, 2024

A graveside service for Delores Philpot, 86, of Waskom, Texas will be held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, August 30, 2024, at Restland Cemetery in Waskom, Texas.

Delores was born on August 15, 1938, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma to Ray Fowler and Pauline Quinton Lockwood and passed away on August 26, 2024, at her home in Waskom.

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Aug 24, 2024

Roy Eugene Cato Sr. was born November 8, 1944, in Marshall Texas to the union of the late John Henry Cato Sr. and Beatrice Smith. He was the beloved youngest of seven boys in the Cato family. At a very early age, Roy accepted Christ at Canaan Baptist Church. He spent over a half century serving and worshiping as...

Aug 23, 2024

Jeremy Chad Fugate peacefully joined his Lord Jesus Christ on August 23, 2024, after a 5-year battle with heart disease. Jeremy was born January 5, 1985, in Austin, Tx to Phalby B. Norris of Marshall, Tx, and Gary Jo Fugate of Kermit, Tx. The family moved from Austin to Hutto, Tx and he graduated from Hutto High School in...

Aug 23, 2024

Graveside services for Grady W. "Webber" Cole 96 of Elysian Fields Texas will be held Monday August 26, 2024 at DeBerry Cemetery at 2pm.

Visitation will be held in the chapel at Downs Funeral Home on Monday August 26, 2024  from 12:30-1:30pm.

Mr. Cole was born on March 3, 1928 to the marriage of Will...

Aug 23, 2024

A funeral service to celebrate the life of John Pedison, 81, of Marshall, Texas, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 30, 2024, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Family and friends are warmly invited to a visitation on Thursday, August 29, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

John...