Obituaries

Jul 8, 2016

A Funeral Service for Lovina Dickerson, 76, of Karnack will be held at 2:00pm Thursday, July 14, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Visitation will take place Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Downs Funeral Home from 6pm to 8pm. Mrs. Dickerson passed away Friday, July 08, 2016 in Big Sandy, Texas.

Jul 6, 2016

A Funeral Service for Estefania Torres Arenas, 87, of Marshall will be held at 12pm Saturday, July 09, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Marshall.  A time of visitation will take place Friday, July 08, 2016 at Downs Funeral Home from 6pm to...

Jul 4, 2016

A graveside service for H.A. "Tony" Bridge, 84, of Fort Worth, Texas will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Colonial Gardens Cemetery in Marshall with Father John M. Himes, OSF, officiating. Mr. Bridge died on July 4, 2016.

Howard Anthony "Tony" Bridge Jr. Was born...

Jul 2, 2016

Lillie Faye Jennings, 79 of Waskom was born on June 18, 1937 in Huttig, Arkansas to James Jewell Drummond and Verna Edna Mason Drummond. She married Herbert Allen Jennings in Greenville, Mississippi in 1956, and was married to him for over forty eight years preceding his death in 2004. Lillie was a homemaker who loved her family, her grandkids,...

Jun 28, 2016

A Memorial Service for Winston H. "Tony" Perkins, 72, of Shreveport, previously of Marshall, will be held at 4:00pm Tuesday, July 05, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Winston H. "Tony" Perkins, of Marshall, Texas, passed away on June 28, 2016, at his home in Shreveport, Louisiana, after a year-long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born May...

Jun 28, 2016

Dr. David R. Dillehay, Sr., 79, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 in Marshall, Texas after a long battle with cancer. He was born September 21, 1936, in Shreveport, LA although his parents lived in Marshall at the time. His parents were Thomas J. Dillehay, Jr. and Rachel Todd...

Jun 26, 2016

A Graveside Funeral Service for Baby, Robert Wesson Lawler will be held at 10:00am Tuesday, July 05, 2016 at Chalk Hill Cemetery with Bro. Aaron Williams officiating. Baby Boy, Robert Wesson Lawler was born June 20, 2016 to Brandon Lawler and Kaylee Smith in Longview, Texas. Baby Lawler was given his wings 6 days after birth on June 26, 2016. ...

Jun 26, 2016

A Funeral Service for Christie Lynn Deason, 42, of Marshall will be held at 2pm Wednesday, June, 29, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Private burial will be held following the service.

Christie went to be with her Lord on June 26, 2016. She was born on May 7, 1974 to William C....

Jun 25, 2016

Vera Mae Anderson was born in Mooringsport, Louisiana on July 30, 1925 to Willard Allen George and Rena Ann Hatcher George. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 25, 2016. Vera loved her church and was a member of Judson Community Baptist Church. She was a homemaker, and the best cook...

Jun 22, 2016

A Graveside Service for Baby, Maritza Dioselyn Vega will be held at 9:00am Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Scottsville, TX. A visitation will take place Friday, June 24, 2016 at Downs Funeral Home from 6pm to 8pm. Baby Vega was born and died June 22, 2016 in Marshall, Texas.

Jun 21, 2016

A Funeral Service for Stephanie Stump, 60, of Waskom, TX will be held at 2:00pm Monday, June 27, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Restland Cemetery, Waskom. Visitation will take place Sunday, June 26, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Downs Funeral Home. Ms. Stump passed away Tuesday, June...

Jun 21, 2016

A Funeral Service for Helen Guffey, 82, of Marshall will be held at 10:00am Friday, June 24, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will immediately follow the service in Nesbitt Cemetery. Visitation will take place Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Downs Funeral Home. Ms. Guffey passed away at...

Jun 21, 2016

A Graveside Funeral Service for Marian Hunt, 81, of Marshall will be held at 2:00pm Friday, June 24, 2016 in the Little Chapel by the Lake at Colonial Gardens Cemetery, Marshall. Officiating the service will be Bro. Ron Segers of Victory Baptist Church, Marshall.

Marian Hunt was born August...

Jun 19, 2016

A Celebration of Life for Brandon "Teek" Amie, 32, of Marshall will be held at 11:00am Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Westside Church of Christ, Marshall. Interment will follow the service in Minnieweather Cemetery, Marshall. Visitation will take place Friday, June 24, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Downs Funeral Home. A full obituary will be available at a later...

Jun 17, 2016

A Funeral Service for Jack Huston "Fish Man" Floyd, 78, of Marshall will be held at 10:00am Monday, June 20, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow the service in Piney Cemetery, Harleton, Texas. A time of visitation will take place from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Sunday, June 19, 2016 at the...

Jun 14, 2016

A Funeral Service for Naomi Watts, 84, of Harleton, Texas will be held at 2pm Friday, June 17, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with visitation being held 1 hour prior to the service. Interment will follow the service in Center Cemetery, Harleton, Texas. Mrs. Watts was born April 22, 1932 and passed away peacefully June 14, 2016....

Jun 14, 2016

A Funeral Service for Tad Mathew Poutinen, 77, of Harleton will be held at 10am Friday, June 17, 2016 at First Baptist Church Harleton. Interment will follow in Center Cemetery, Harleton, Texas. Visitation will be held at Downs Funeral Home, Thursday, June 16, 2016 from 5pm to 7pm.

Tad Mathew Poutinen, 77, of Harleton, passed...

Jun 13, 2016

A Graveside Funeral Service for Ethel O. Chambers, 97, of Marshall will be held at 10:00am Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Colonial Gardens Cemetery with Dr. Randy Fitzgerald officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the cemetery. Ms. Chambers passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 in Marshall.

Jun 4, 2016

A Memorial Service for Jason Lyle Mathis, 42, of Woodlawn will be held at 4:00pm Wednesday, June 08, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home, with the Reverend Doctor John Himes officiating. Jason passed away Saturday, June 04, 2016.

Jason Mathis was born December 06, 1973 in Lake...

May 28, 2016

A Graveside Funeral Service for Carl Constance Cade, 55, of Marshall will be held at 2pm Saturday, June 04, 2016 at Rock Springs Cemetery, Scottsville. Visitation will take place Friday, June 03, 2016 at Downs Funeral Home from 5pm to 7pm. Carl Constance Cade was born July 14, 1960 and passed away May 28, 2016.  He was the son of...