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Marinell "Me Me" Pieper
Oct 12, 2017
A memorial service for Marinell Pieper, 73, of Marshall will be held at 10:00a.m., Wednesday, October 18, 2017 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. David Rice officiating. Visitation with family and friends will take place Tuesday, October 17, 2017 from 5:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Pieper passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Marshall....
Faye Justice Wells
Oct 9, 2017
Funeral services for Faye Justice Wells, 91 of Tennessee will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 13, 2017 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Roger Perkins officiating. Burial will follow in Hallsville Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m., prior to the service. Mrs. Wells passed away...
Joseph Joey "Tex" Jefcoat
Oct 8, 2017
Graveside services for Joey "Tex" Jefcoat, 35 of Marshall will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, October 16, 2017 in New Grover Cemetery. A time of visitation will take place from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Downs Funeral Home. Joey passed away October 8, 2017 in Dallas.
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Patricia J. Scott
Oct 8, 2017
Funeral services for Patricia J. Scott. 78 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, October 12, 2017 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Dr. Pat Day officiating. Burial will follow in Scottsville Cemetery. The family will receive friends today, October 11, 2017 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Scott...
Billy Burkett Fortune
Oct 7, 2017
A funeral service for Billy Burkett Fortune, Colonel (Ret.) United States Air Force, 93, of Pollok, TX, will be held at 10:00a.m., Friday, October 13, 2017 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home, Marshall, TX, with Rev. John McGuire officiating. Interment will follow the service in Andrews Cemetery, Karnack, TX. Visitation with family...
Dorothy Jean "Dot" Whaley
Oct 5, 2017
A memorial service for Dorothy Jean "Dot" Whaley, 86, of Marshall, Texas, will be held at 2:00p.m., Sunday, October 08, 2017 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home, Marshall, Texas. Dot was born February 13, 1931 in Spencer, West Virginia and passed away October 05, 2017 in Marshall, Texas.
Survivors include her son, Robert...Roslyn Parrish Groen
Oct 4, 2017
A funeral service for Roslyn Parrish Groen, 79, of Marshall will be held at 1:00p.m., Saturday, October 07, 2017 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Rusty Rustenhaven officiating. Interment will follow the service in Algoma Cemetery. Mrs. Groen passed away Wednesday, October 04, 2017 in Marshall.
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Peggy Ann Nolte Webb
Oct 1, 2017
Visitation for Peggy Ann Nolte Webb, 65, of Marshall will be held Saturday, October 07, 2017 from 2:00p.m. – 4:00p.m., at Downs Funeral Home. No formal service will be held per Ms. Webb's request. Ms. Webb passed away Sunday, October 01, 2017 in Marshall.
Lena Faye Oney Oglethorpe
Sep 27, 2017
A funeral service for Lena Faye Oney Oglethorpe, 71, of Marshall will be held at 2:00p.m., Tuesday, October 03, 2017 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Craig Evers officiating. Interment will follow the service in Piney Cemetery, Harleton, Texas. Visitation with family and friends will take place Monday, October 02, 2017 from 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m., at Downs...
Johnny Barkett
Sep 24, 2017
Johnny Barkett was born August 29, 1927 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Charley and Essie Barkett. At the age of 5 his family relocated to Marshall, Johnny's home for the next 85 years. He was a graduate of Marshall High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree from East Texas Baptist College in 1947. After...
Angel Denise Pace
Sep 23, 2017
A celebration of life for Angel Denise Pace, 36, of Karnack will be held at 2:00p.m., Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Antioch Baptist Church with interment following in Antioch Cemetery. Visitation with family and friends will take place Friday, September 29, 2017 from 6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m., at Downs Funeral Home. Miss Pace passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017 following a...
Joseph Paul Smith
Sep 23, 2017
A memorial service for Joseph Paul Smith, 90, will be held at 11:00a.m., Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Central Baptist Church of Marshall. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Mr. Smith passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017 while visiting family in Arkansas. A full obituary will be posted soon.
David Jack Mcgeorge
Sep 19, 2017
Funeral services for Jack McGeorge, 85 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, September 22, 2017 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Will Sherman officiating. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the funeral home. Jack McGeorge...
Bobby Lucas
Sep 18, 2017
A time of visitation for Bobby Lucas, Sr., 74 of Marshall will be held from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Downs Funeral Home. Bobby Lucas, Sr. was born April 5, 1943 in Marshall, Texas to Billy Alvin Lucas and Dollie Juanita Hortman Lucas. He married Dinah Cornelias Price. She preceded him in death. Bobby was self-employed in the...
Annie Jean Johnson Ratcliff
Sep 17, 2017
A graveside service for Annie Jean Johnson Ratcliff, 91, of Longview will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in Algoma Cemetery South with Bro. Bryan Hodges officiating.
Annie Jean Johnson Ratcliff was born May 10, 1926 in Ft. Worth, Texas, to Oliver Johnson and Vesta Richardson...
William B. "Bill" Taylor
Sep 16, 2017
A graveside funeral service for William B. "Bill" Taylor, 88, of Longview will be held at 10:00a.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Center Cemetery, Harleton, Texas with Bro. Dick Sawyer officiating. Mr. Taylor passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 in Longview.
William B. "Bill" Taylor was born November 14,...
Mary Lois Reynolds
Sep 15, 2017
Funeral services for Mary Lois Reynolds, 78 of Marshall will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2017 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Huffines Cemetery in Cass County. The family will receive friends at the Downs Funeral Home in Marshall from 5-7 p.m., Monday, September 18th.
Jason Lee Pyle
Sep 14, 2017
A funeral service for Jason Lee Pyle, 39, of Marshall will be held at 3:00p.m., Monday, September 18, 2017 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bob Bryant officiating. Interment will follow the service in Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, Texas. Visitation with family and friends will take place Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Downs Funeral...
Gertrude Chambers Taylor
Sep 14, 2017
Gertrude Taylor, 98, of Marshall, Texas, passed away on September 14, 2017 with her family by her side. A funeral service will be held at Downs Funeral Home at 10 AM on Monday, September 18, 2017 with visitation on Sunday from 5-7 PM.
Gertrude was born on September 13, 1919 to Minnie and Grover Chambers....
Geneva Charlene Wiltse
Sep 13, 2017
A funeral service for Geneva Charlene Wiltse, 71, of Karnack will be held at 2:00p.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2017 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Chad Roberts officiating. Visitation with family and friends will be held Monday, September 18, 2017 at Downs Funeral Home from 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. Ms. Wiltse passed away...
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