Obituaries

Sep 24, 2016

A Graveside Funeral Service for Baby, Emma Claire Kelley, 9 days old, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 10:00a.m., Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Scottsville, Texas. Bro. Pete Sellers will officiate.

Baby, Emma Claire Kelley was born September 15, 2016 to Danielle Tuff and...

Sep 21, 2016

Robert Neil Goodwin was born August 9, 1932 in Texarkana, Texas to Lonza and Ethyl Spencer Goodwin. As a young man he was saved at Eylau United Methodist Church. After 40 years of hard work and faithful service, Neil retired from the Natural Gas and Pipeline Company of America. After retirement you would often find...

Sep 20, 2016

Laura Elaine Webb, 55, of Marshall passed away in Arlington, Texas on Sept 20, 2016. She was born in Marshall, Texas on May 26, 1961 to Billy and Laura Mae Webb. She was a graduate of Marshall High School, and was a dedicated employee at the Social Security Administration for 34 years. Early in life,...

Sep 20, 2016

A Memorial service for Charles "Shorty" Muse, 56 of Longview will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday September 25, 2016 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service. Mr. Muse passed away September 20, 2016 in Cass Co.

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Sep 19, 2016

Betty George Kingsbury was born in Shreveport, LA., on November 30, 1940. She passed away on September 19, 2016, in her childhood home in Jonesville, TX., surrounded by her family.

Betty is survived by her husband, Darrell Kingsbury, they would have been married 33 years on September 20, 2016,...

Sep 16, 2016

A Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Jeremy Jones, 36, of Longview, will be held at 10:00a.m. Saturday, September 24, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will immediately follow the service in McJohnson Cemetery. Mr. Jones passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 in Mesquite, Texas.

Jeremy Bernard Jones was born December...

Sep 16, 2016

A Graveside Funeral Service Ms. Lucille Singleton, 86, of Waskom will be held at 2:00p.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Restland Cemetery, Waskom, Texas. A visitation will take place at Downs Funeral Home from 12:30p.m. to 1:30p.m. Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Ms. Singleton passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Lucille Singleton was born February 22, 1930 in...

Sep 16, 2016

Graveside services for Mr. Rickey Gene Anderson, 65 of Marshall will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at the Little Chapel by the Lake in Colonial Gardens Cemetery with Bro. Chad Roberts officiating. There will be a visitation at Downs Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m., Monday, September 19 th . Mr. Anderson...

Sep 14, 2016

A visitation for H.L. Byassee, 74, of Marshall will be held Sunday, September 18, 2016 from 2:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. at Downs Funeral Home. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date. Mr. Byassee passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in Marshall.

H.L. Byassee was born...

Sep 13, 2016

Funeral services for Sally Haden Murray, 86 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Friday September 16, 2016 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Pete Sellers officiating. Interment will follow in Rock Hill Cemetery. A time of visitation will held from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. prior to the service. The...

Sep 11, 2016

A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Robert "Bob" Butler, Jr, 61, of Marshall will be held at 2:00p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 13, 2016 from 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Butler passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016...

Sep 11, 2016

Services for Albert Singletary, 95 of Waskom will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, September 24, 2016 at  Strickland Springs Baptist Church with Pastor I.K. Godfrey officiating. Interment will follow in Strickland Springs Cemetery. Mr. Singletary passed away September 11, 2016.

Albert Singletary, 95, of Waskom, Texas was born to the late O.C. Singletary and...

Sep 10, 2016

A Memorial Service for Melissa M. Epperson, 52, of Longview will be held at 2:00p.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Epperson passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 in Longview, Texas.

Melissa M. Epperson was born April 23, 1964 in Denver City, Texas...

Sep 10, 2016

Services for Gloria Dianne Thomas, 71, of Marshall, Texas will be Friday, September 16, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home in Marshall, Texas with Apostle James Morrow officiating. Interment will be at Rosehill Gardens Cemetery, Marshall. Visitation will be Thursday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Downs Funeral Home.

Gloria Dianne Thomas was born November 10,...

Sep 9, 2016

James Louis Allen was born April 11, 1934 in Tatum, Texas and graduated from Tatum High School with the class of 1952. He retired from SWEPCO after 43 years of service. Mr. Allen passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016 at his home.

Visitation will be held from 6-8...

Sep 8, 2016

A Graveside Funeral Service for Butch Ford, 74, of Longview will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, September 10, 2016 in the Little Chapel by the Lake at Colonial Gardens Cemetery, Marshall, Texas. Mr. Ford passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 in Longview, Texas.

Francis E. "Butch" Ford, Jr. was...

Sep 7, 2016

A Celebration of Life will be held for Winnona Parrish at 10:00 a.m. , Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Sylvania Church in Tyler with Dr. Matthew McKellar and Dr. Phillip Dancy officiating.  A time of visitation will be held at 9:00 a.m. , prior to the service.  A graveside service...

Sep 6, 2016

A Funeral Service for Glen L. Brown, 86, of Karnack will be held at 10:00am Friday, September 9, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with C.W. Huff, Jr and Mark Landers officiating. Interment will immediately follow the service in Andrews Cemetery, Karnack. Visitation with family and friends will take place Thursday, September 8,...

Sep 2, 2016

Ann was born in London during the Blitz, the second child to Frank and Linda Stephens. Ann decided she wanted to be a Beautician once she left school and once trained, was the youngest qualified Beautician in the UK at the time. Ann also trained as a teacher and taught young women to become beauticians...

Aug 29, 2016

Graveside services for Ruth Young, 87 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Friday September 2, 2016 at the Center Hill Cemetery near Linden, Texas. A time of visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Thursday September 1, 2016 at Downs Funeral Home in Marshall, Texas. Mrs. Young passed away August 29, 2016.