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Paul Harris
Nov 26, 2015
A funeral service for Paul Harris, 73, of Woodlawn, TX will be held at 2pm Monday, November 30, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow the service in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 6pm to 8pm, Sunday, November 29, 2015 at the funeral home. Mr. Harris passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at his...
Melvin Charles Mcgee, Sr
Nov 24, 2015
How does someone write an obituary of man such as my husband Melvin Charles McGee Sr. He was a man of Valor, Fortitude, Character, Stability, Truth, Strength, Values and Morals who also had a deep passionate love for his wife, children, grandchildren and all mankind. He prayed daily that his walk and conversation represented God at all times and when...
Euell Lee "Mutt" Sanders
Nov 24, 2015
Graveside services for Euell Lee "Mutt" Sanders, 88 of Marshall will be held at 2p.m., Friday November 27, 2015 at the little chapel by the lake at Colonial Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Randy Fitzgerald officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday November 25, 2015 at the funeral home. Mr. Sanders passed away November 24, 2015. Euell Lee...
Mason Robert Goldsby, Sr
Nov 23, 2015
Mason Robert Goldsby Sr. was born October 20, 1934 in Harmon, Louisiana to Clyde H. Goldsby and Faye E. Mason Goldsby. After high school, he attended Louisiana Tech and later became a Petroleum Engineer. He retired from Hunt Oil Company. Â On October 4, 1986 he married Sandre Forsythe in Shreveport, Louisiana. Mason served his country in the United States Army...
Mary Elizabeth Mercer Mcmahon
Nov 21, 2015
A funeral service for Mary Elizabeth Mercer McMahon, 94, of Shreveport, LA. will be held at 1:00pm Wednesday, November 25, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Burial will immediately follow in Scottsville Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5pm to 8pm Tuesday, November 24, 2015 also at Downs Funeral Home. Ms. McMahon passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015...
James S Boyd
Nov 13, 2015
A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of James S. Boyd, Sr., 76 of Waskom, TX will be held at 11:00am Monday, November 16, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home, Marshall, TX with Rev. Darrell White officiating. Mr. Boyd passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 in Shreveport, LA. James S. Boyd, Sr. was born May 10, 1939 to...
Glenn Allen Ridgeway
Nov 11, 2015
A funeral service for Glenn Allen Ridgeway, 65 of Marshall, Texas will be at 2pm Sunday, November 15, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. A visitation will take place Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 5pm to 7pm at the funeral home. Mr. Ridgeway passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Glenn Allen Ridgeway was born November 11, 1952 to...
Henry Cox "Brad" Bradbury
Nov 11, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:30pm Monday, November 16, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church for Henry Cox "Brad" Bradbury. Visitation will take place from 5pm to 7pm Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Bradbury passed away peacefully, Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in Addison, Texas.
Thomas Linn Weems
Nov 9, 2015
Thomas Linn Weems passed away at home in Waskom, Texas on November 09, 2015 after a short battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family and furry family, Puddy the cat and Velvet, the dog. Tommy was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Mildred Weems, and his mother-in-law, Annie Goode. Tommy is survived by his wife of...
Thelma Dodd
Nov 9, 2015
Thelma Dodd was born on January 15, 1922 in Ithaca, NY to Charles and Nora Dodd. She passed away November 9, 2015 in Marshall. Ms. Dodd was a registered nurse for many years before retiring in 1984 while working in New Port Richey, FL. After her retirement she was very active in the communities she lived. Ms. Dodd was a...
Ella Mae Lane
Nov 8, 2015
Funeral services for Ella Mae Lane, 74 of Karnack, will be held at 2p.m., Saturday November 14, 2015 at Shiloh Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Motley Cemetery in Scottsville. Mrs. Lane passed away November 8, 2015. Sister Ella Mae Lane was born to Lamar Johnson and Pearlie B. Walker on August 12, 1941 in Jonesville, TX. She married Curtis...
Elizabeth Ann Wright Hendrick
Nov 8, 2015
Funeral Services for Elizabeth Ann Wright Hendrick, 29 of Marshall will be held at 11:00a.m. Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Friendship Baptist Church in the Gill Community of Marshall. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service from 10:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. also at the church. Elizabeth passed away Sunday, November 08, 2015 in Marshall. Elizabeth was born Thursday,...
Henry "Hank" Scrivener
Nov 8, 2015
A Graveside Funeral Service for Henry David "Hank" Scrivener will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Scottsville, Texas. Mr. Scrivener passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015, in Marshall, Texas following a brief illness. Hank Scrivener was born on August 18, 1935 to Norman and Virginia Scrivener in the mountains of Ashville, North...
Jimmie Lynn Fyffe
Nov 6, 2015
A Funeral Service for Jimmie Lynn Fyffe, 68 of Hallsville will be held at 1pm, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home, Marshall, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6pm to 8pm, Monday, November 9, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Fyffe passed away Friday, November 6, 2015 at his home. He was born December 5,...
Marie Wyatt
Nov 4, 2015
Funeral services for Elsie Marie Brevard Wyatt, 80 of Harleton, Texas will be held at 10am, Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Lone Oak Baptist Church in Harleton under the direction of Bro. Billy Brewer. Visitation will be held from 6pm to 8pm Friday, November 6, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home, Marshall. Mrs. Wyatt passed away Wednesday, November 04, 2015. Elsie...
Sylvia Katherine Bishop
Nov 4, 2015
A Graveside Funeral Service celebrating the life of Sylvia Katherine Wisdom Bishop, 99, will be held at 2:00pm, Friday, November 6, 2015 at Andrews Cemetery, Karnack, Texas with Brother Tom Ratcliff officiating. Visitation will take place from 12:30pm to 1:30pm Friday, November 6, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Bishop passed away November 4, 2015. She was born on June...
Hoyt Alexander Agee, Jr
Nov 3, 2015
Hoyt Alexander (Al) Agee, Jr., 80, of DeBerry, Texas, went to be with His Savior on November 3, 2015 after a valiant fight with cancer. Al was born in Camden, Arkansas on September 18, 1935 to Ella Mae and Hoyt Agee, Sr. As a young adult, he served in the United States Army. Al loved to serve his local church...
Harold "Dean" Haigwood
Nov 1, 2015
A Memorial Service honoring the life of Harold "Dean" Haigwood, 82 of Marshall, Texas will be held at 5:00pm Friday, November 6, 2015 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Haigwood passed away peacefully at his home, Sunday, November 1, 2015. Harold Dean Haigwood was born in the hills outside Batesville, Arkansas on March 14, 1933 to Dean and...
Raymond "Ray" Palmer
Oct 29, 2015
Ray Palmer, 55 of Marshall, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, October 29, 2015. A visitation will take place from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Monday, November 2, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 11:00am Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at First Baptist Church, Marshall, Texas. Captain Ray Palmer passed away on October 29, surrounded...
Oleta Perry
Oct 25, 2015
A graveside service for Oleta Perry, 89 of Karnack will be held at 2:00pm Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Algoma North Cemetery, Marshall, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Downs Funeral Home. Oleta Stringer Perry was born November 15, 1925 to James and Josephine Stringer. In her life, Oleta was a loving...
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