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Alice Reed Henderson Furrh
Apr 9, 2020
Alice Reed  Henderson Furrh was born on January 19, 1931 in Bonham, TX at the home of her maternal grandparents Finis and Texie Keeton. Her parents were Alice Keeton Henderson and William Reed Henderson, both of whom were born in Bonham. She died on April 9, 2020 in Longview, Texas. She is interred in the Columbarium at Trinity Episcopal...
Lou Ella Magana
Apr 9, 2020
Lou Ella Magana, 58, of Marshall Texas, died Thursday April 9th at her home in Marshall Texas. Mrs. Magana was born Lou Ella Owen on Aug. 9, 1961 in Linden, Texas. She remained in the Linden and Jefferson area her entire life until the tragic wildfires of 2011 claimed their family homes and then relocated to Marshall. She was...
Roy Le Hickey
Apr 9, 2020
Roy Le Hickey, 70 of Waskom passed away April 9, 2020 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was born August 24, 1949 in Atlanta, Texas to LeRoy and Libby Winifred Rogers Hickey. He married  Sandra Kaye Heflin on December 7, 1968 in Waskom, Texas, and they celebrated 50 years of marriage before her death in March of 2019.
...Agnes M Verhalen
Apr 8, 2020
Mary Agnes Mulholland Verhalen died on April 8, 2020 after a brief illness. She was born on July 13, 1922 in Meridian, MS, to Charles and Marie Mulholland. She graduated from St. Mary's Academy in Marshall, TX, as the valedictorian of her class. After working as a bookkeeper in Shreveport, LA, she married John P. (Jack) Verhalen and settled...
Leonard "Earl" Griffith
Apr 7, 2020
Leonard "Earl" Griffith, 85 of Lake O'the Pines, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Earl was born in Eldorado, Arkansas on May 23, 1934 to the late Inez Deckelman Griffith and Leonard Orr Griffith. He moved to Marshall in 1968 to work for Thikol and then Alcoa until retirement. Mr. Griffith loved the outdoors, family, and his dog, Buddy....
Lavelle Powell
Apr 7, 2020
Lavelle Jean Russell Powell was born on March 14, 1941 at the family home in Lassater, TX, the 13 th of 15 children, and the older of twins, to the marriage of Luther David (Luke) and Lena Estelle White Russell. She attended Lassater schools, and then graduated from Jefferson High School with the class of 1959. She then was...
Mark "Todd" Sperier
Apr 6, 2020
Mark "Todd" Sperier 57, of Marshall, Texas was born on December 29, 1962 to his parents, Edward Carl Sperier and Wanda Joyce Wyatt. Mr. Sperier passed away on April 6, 2020 in Longview, Texas. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mr. Sperier worked as an iron worker for Southwest Meter and Tie Tech. He was involved...
Merwyn E. Crooms
Apr 5, 2020
A graveside service for Merwyn E. Crooms will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 11:00a.m. at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Bro. Eric Wilburn will be officiating the service.
Merwyn E. Crooms, 78, of Marshall, Texas was born on November 5, 1941 in Rusk County to his parents, Willie (Bill) Crooms and Susan Geneva Akin. Mr. Crooms...
Elmer Ray Washington
Apr 2, 2020
Mr. Elmer Ray Washington, son of the late Mrs. Mary Lee Love and the late Mr. Melvin Hicks, was born on December 3, 1956 in Waskom, Texas. He departed this life on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Mr. Washington accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and united with Lotta Church of God in Christ in February of 2020. He...
Alma Dean Grantland
Mar 27, 2020
My beautiful mother has gone to her forever home now to be with her Heavenly Father. No more pain or confusion, just happiness and rejoicing.
Alma D. Grantland, 85 years old, peacefully passed away on March 27, 2020 at Marshall Manor West in Marshall, TX with me by her side. She had battled with Alzheimer's and dementia...
Mary Melissa Hall
Mar 25, 2020
A private family graveside funeral service for Mary Melissa Hall will be held at Evergreen Cemetery. Reverend Glen Hood will be officiating the service.
Mary Melissa "Lizzie" Jones Hall, 83, of DeBerry, Texas was born September 16, 1936 to her parents, Oscar Jones and Artelia Mayflower Jones. Mrs. Hall passed away March 25, 2020 in Carthage, Texas....
John Brister
Mar 22, 2020
A graveside service for Mann Brister will be held at 10:00a.m. on Friday, March 27, 2020 at Elysian Fields Cemetery. Bro. Steve Jackson will be officiating the service.
John Franklin Brister, known as" Mann" Brister of DeBerry, Texas was born on July 19, 1951 in Natchitoches, Louisiana to his parents, Wanel Brister and Lucille Antley. Mr. Brister...
David Lee (Ezell) Ogle
Mar 19, 2020
A memorial service for David Lee (Ezell) Ogle will be held at 1:00p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Downs Funeral Home. Bro. Pete Sellers will be officiating the services. Visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Downs Funeral Home.
David Lee (Ezell) Ogle, 46 of Marshall, Texas was born on September...
Samuel "Buster" Lindsay, Iii
Mar 17, 2020
Memorial service for Samuel "Buster" Lindsay, III will be held Friday, June 26, 2020 at Marshall Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be at 10a.m. and Memorial at 11a.m. Rev. Rusty Rustenhaven and Rev. Mary Kathryn Kirkpatrick officiating.
Sam was born August 6, 1948, in Marshall where he loved all his life. He passed away on March 17,...
Tiffani Larie Knox
Mar 12, 2020
Tiffani Larie Knox, 39, was born April 10, 1980 in Longview, Texas to Herbert Wayne Knox and Jan Westmoreland Knox. Tiffani went to be with her LORD and Savior on March 12, 2020.
Tiffani graduated from Marshall High School in 1998. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from East Texas Baptist University. She was a member of...
Dolores Lawrence Hammond
Mar 12, 2020
Dolores Lawrence Hammond passed away on Thursday March 12, 2020 after a short battle with pneumonia. She was 82. She was born in Henderson, TX on April 9th, 1937 to Henry and Nellwyn Lawrence. Her family moved to Marshall, TX a short time later. She was a graduate of Marshall High School and attended Abilene Christian College. In her...
Sureshbhai Govindbhai Patel
Mar 3, 2020
Sureshbhai G Patel, 63 of Marshall, TX was born on March 12, 1956 in Bagumra, India to his parents late Bhulabhai and Laxmiben Patel. He married Manjulaben Patel on May 12, 1974 and had 4 children. He came to America in December of 1987 and soon after settled in Marshall, TX.
He is survived by his wife...
Janice Faye Payne
Feb 29, 2020
A family graveside funeral service for Janice Faye Payne will be held Saturday, March 7 th , 2020 at Dean Cemetery at 10:00 A.M. Stacy Sanders will be officiating the service.
Janice Faye "Granny" Payne, 71, of Waskom, Texas was born February 27, 1949 to her parents, Oscar Moore and Elvia Leona Flowers. Mrs. Payne passed away...
Roger Kuhn
Feb 27, 2020
Roger Kuhn passed from this world into the arms of His Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at the age of 68, surrounded by family and friends. He was born on June 16, 1951 to R.D. and Mary Kuhn in Marshall, Texas. Roger is preceded in death by his parents; siblings, R.D. Kuhn, Jr., Ruby Kelley, Lucy...
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