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Nancy Carol Wells

Nancy Carol Wells

Nov 7, 2022

Nancy Carol Wells age 64 went to be with the Lord Monday November 7, 2022. She was born March 7, 1958, in Marshall, TX to Bill and Nell Wells.

Nancy was a proud faithful servant of God, and a very talented piano player. She played at many churches on Sunday as well as special occasions for the...

Barbara Hollis Young

Barbara Hollis Young

Nov 6, 2022

Barbara Hollis Young age 77 , of Chickamauga, Georgia, went home to be with The Lord Saturday – November 5, 2022. She was born in Marshall, Texas to the late Edward Hariam and Mattie Lou Tooke Hollis. She was a resident of the Chattanooga, TN area for the past sixteen years and was a member of East...

Timothy Shawn Elliott

Timothy Shawn Elliott

Nov 4, 2022

A memorial service will be held for Timothy Shawn Elliott on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 11:00 am at Harleton Baptist Church, with Rev. Craig Evers and Rev. Brent Lowry officiating. Timothy (Timmy) went home to be with the Lord, November 4, 2022, at his home in Harleton, after suffering from multiple health problems....

Waurene Wright

Waurene Wright

Oct 31, 2022

No stranger to a quip, Waurene Wilson Wright saved her darkest wit until the end. She died in the early morning of October 31—on Halloween! Kicking the bucket on the spookiest day of the year is nothing if not a fitting end. Indeed, Waurene possessed a wicked sense of humor—in addition to a very sweet tooth and a very unique...

Katherine "Lil Doc" Kellar

Katherine "Lil Doc" Kellar

Oct 30, 2022

Katherine "Lil Doc" Kellar,66, of Jefferson, Texas passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 30, 2022. The family will receive friends at Downs Funeral Home Friday evening November 4, 2022, from 5:00 PM to 7:00PM. A graveside service will be held at New Grove Cemetery on FM 968, Marshall, TX 75670, Sunday morning, November 6, 2022, at...

Jennifer Lou Oney

Jennifer Lou Oney

Oct 29, 2022

A graveside service for Jennifer Lou Oney, 72, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 3, 2022, at Algoma-South Cemetery under the direction of Downs Funeral Home.

Jennifer was born in Center, Texas on April 9, 1950, to Buford Harrison Ogden and Annie Marie Ogden and passed away on October 29, 2022, in...

Elonda Brown

Elonda Brown

Oct 28, 2022

A funeral service for Elonda Brown, 53, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 6, 2022, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery in Elysian Fields, Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, November 5, 2022, at the funeral...

Thomas Edward Neel

Thomas Edward Neel

Oct 25, 2022

A memorial service for Thomas Edward Neel, 60, of Avinger, Texas will be held by the family at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Tennessee Cemetery in Timpson, Texas.

Thomas was born on May 7, 1962, in Gilmer, Texas to Harry Walter Neel, Sr. and Ethel Lorene Hardman Carter Neel and passed away on October 25,...

Margie Fogle Moore

Margie Fogle Moore

Oct 25, 2022

Funeral services for Margie F. Moore, 90, of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Gill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Friday, November 4, 2022, at Downs Funeral Home.

Mrs. Moore passed away October 25, 2022. Margie was born January...

Charles "Charlie" William Turner

Charles "Charlie" William Turner

Oct 17, 2022

A funeral service for Charles "Charlie" William Turner, 63, of Elysian Fields, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22, 2022, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2022, at the funeral home.

Charles was born on...

Don Oney, Sr.

Don Oney, Sr.

Oct 14, 2022

A memorial service for Don Oney, Sr. will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 20, 2022, in the Little Chapel By The Lake at Colonial Gardens Cemetery.

Willard Don Oney, Sr., was born on May 26, 1950, in Marshall, Texas to Lloyd Oney and Mary Lillian Clark Oney and passed away on October 14, 2022, in...

Peggy Peal

Peggy Peal

Oct 12, 2022

A visitation for Peggy Peal, 85, of Waskom, Texas will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2022, at Downs Funeral Home.

Peggy was born on October 24, 1936, in Harrison County, Texas to Ex and Lizzie Bell Mercer and passed away October 12, 2022.

She married Harol Ray Peal on...

Robert Rowe, Sr.

Robert Rowe, Sr.

Oct 10, 2022

A funeral service for Robert Rowe, Sr., 91, of Waskom, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Union Chapel Missionary Church in Waskom, Texas. Interment will follow at Union Chapel Missionary Cemetery. Mr. Rowe passed away on October 10, 2022, at his home in Waskom.

Robert Rowe, Sr. was born November 15,...

Michael "Bubba" Ford

Michael "Bubba" Ford

Oct 10, 2022

A funeral service will be held Friday, October 14, 2022, at 2:00 pm at Downs Funeral Home. A time of visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Thursday, October 13, 2022. Michael Ford passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at Christus Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview, Texas.

Michael Joe (Bubba) Ford was born April...

Christopher Leobardo Guffey

Christopher Leobardo Guffey

Oct 10, 2022

A funeral service for Christopher Leobardo Guffey, 34, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 15, 2022, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Nesbitt Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 14, 2022, at the funeral home.

Christopher was born on...

Melvin Kelm

Melvin Kelm

Oct 8, 2022

A graveside service for Melvin Kelm, 78, of Marshall, Texas, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 14, 2022, at Center Cemetery in Harleton, Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00- 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 13, 2022, at Down Funeral Home.

Melvin was born on February 14, 1944, in Rosebud, Texas...

Bob Blackman

Bob Blackman

Sep 30, 2022

A memorial service for Bob Blackman, 90, of Hallsville, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 22, 2022, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home.

On Friday, September 30, 2022, Bobby Dean Blackman, loving husband and father, passed peacefully in his sleep at the age of 90.

Bob was born on February 15,...

Jonnie Nell Ford

Jonnie Nell Ford

Sep 29, 2022

A funeral service for Jonnie Nell Ford, 88, of Waskom, Texas, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 3, 2022, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Restland Cemetery in Waskom, Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, October 2, 2022, at the funeral...

Randy Brown

Randy Brown

Sep 24, 2022

A funeral service for Randy Brown, 61, of Harleton, Texas, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 3, 2022, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Nesbitt Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, October 2, 2022, at the funeral home.

Randy...

Ira Halliburton, Jr.

Ira Halliburton, Jr.

Sep 21, 2022

A graveside service for Ira "Buddy" Halliburton, Jr., 100, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Yates Memorial Cemetery in Scottsville, Texas.

Ira was born on March 5, 1922, in Hope, Arkansas to Ira Halliburton and Smead Tobin Halliburton and passed away on September 21, 2022, at his residence in...

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