Obituaries

Jan 9, 2016

A funeral service for Lucille Beckham, 95, will be held at 1pm Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Collier's Chapel Baptist Church, Karnack, Texas. Interment will take place immediately following the service in Rose Hill Gardens Cemetery.

Mrs. Lucille Beckham was born January 9, 1921 in Forney, Texas to the...

Jan 9, 2016

E.H. "Bill" Parker

Husband, father, grand-father and great-grandfather, Bill Parker, age 91, of Karnack, Texas, passed away on January 9, 2016 in Marshall, Texas with family by his side. Bill was born on May 20, 1924 in Gilmer, Texas to William Franklin and Maudie Mae Parker. After returning home...

Jan 8, 2016

Graveside services for Richard Paul Ray, 67, of Woodlawn will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2016 in Woodlawn Cemetery with Bro. Ron Segers officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at the funeral home. Mr. Ray passed away January 8, 2016.

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Jan 6, 2016

A memorial service for JB Wood, 56 of DeBerry will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, January 10, 2016 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Roy Wilson officiating. A time of visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the funeral home. JB passed away January 6, 2016....

Jan 6, 2016

Joy Jones passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the age of 90 after a brief illness and a long and happy life. She was born in Marshall to her parents, T.P. and Jane Smith. She loved spending her early summers with her family in Alabama and at Camp Fern, where she was a...

Jan 5, 2016

A funeral service for Tichina "Ree-Ree" Perkins Carter, 22, of Logansport, Louisiana will be held at 1pm Saturday, January 16, 2016 at New Boggy Baptist Church, DeBerry, Texas. Interment will follow the service in Community Cemetery, Logansport, Louisiana.  Visitation will take place from 6pm to 8pm, Friday, January 15, 2016 at Downs Funeral Home.

Dec 31, 2015

Funeral services for James Andrew Coleman, 76, of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 3, 2016 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home in Marshall with Bob Bryant and Dick Sawyer officiating. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. A time of visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016...

Dec 27, 2015

Funeral services for Lehman M. Ryan, 74 of Marshall will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Tagert officiating. A time of visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Friday, January 1 st at Downs Funeral Home. Interment will be at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Mr....

Dec 26, 2015

Anne Babbitt Kerr, 90, formerly of Marshall, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 in Little Rock, AR. Visitation for Mrs. Kerr is at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, at Down's Funeral Home followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. Rev. Rodger Garbs will be officiating and interment follows in the Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Kerr...

Dec 22, 2015

A funeral service for Joel Russell Johnson, 71, of Marshall will be held at 2pm, Sunday, December 27, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Visitation will take place from 5pm to 7pm Saturday, December 26, 2015 also at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Johnson passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015.

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Dec 22, 2015

A funeral service for Peggy Brown, 65, of Woodlawn, will be held at 11am Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Woodlawn Baptist Church. Burial will immediately follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 6pm to 8pm, Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Brown passed away at her home Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Peggy Nell Brown was...

Dec 19, 2015

Graveside services for Robert Nolan Collins, 68, of Marshall, Texas will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Algoma South Cemetery in Marshall, Texas with Pastor Ryan Fontenot officiating. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, December 21st at the Downs Funeral Home in Marshall. Robert "Bob" Collins was born on November 22, 1947 in Mena,...

Dec 16, 2015

Funeral services for Nelerine "Dot" Moore-May, 90, of Desoto will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 21, 2015 at Southside Church of Christ in Marshall, Texas. A time of visitation will be from 12-1 p.m. preceding the service.  Burial will be at Oakhill Cemetery in Marshall under the direction of Downs Funeral Home. Nelerine "Dot" was born January...

Dec 15, 2015

Funeral services for Maxine Staten Best, 86 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Friday December 18, 2015 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. David Rice officiating. Interment will follow in Algoma North Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Thursday December 17, 2015 at the funeral home. Mrs. Best passed away...

Dec 12, 2015

A funeral service for Damian Deshane Manshack, 19, of Marshall will be held at 2:00pm Thursday, December 17, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will immediately follow the service at Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Scottsville, TX. Visitation will take place Wednesday, December 16, 2015 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm also at Downs Funeral Home. Damian passed away Saturday,...

Dec 6, 2015

Services for Margie Marie Hill, 89 of Waskom will be 2p.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the Presbyterian Church in Waskom under the direction of  Downs Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Restland Cemetery of Waskom.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8p.m., Tuesday, December 8th. Marie was born November 25, 1926, to Ruby and...

Dec 3, 2015

Funeral is Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 5:30 p.m., in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Burial will be Sunday, December 6, 2015 in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery at 12 noon. Odilon Torres Arenas, 88, lived in Morillos, S.L.P Mexico, was born in Cd Fernandez, S.L.P Mexico to Dionicio and Cecila Torres Arenas. He was...