Funeral services for Mildred Faulkner Downs, 90, of Avinger will be held 3:00 p.m., Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the First Baptist Church of Avinger, TX. Interment will follow in Avinger Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs, TX. Arrangements are under the direction of Downs Funeral Home of Marshall. Mrs. Downs passed away December 15, 2013.

Mildred Downs was born November 18, 1923 in Frankston, TX to Troy Clifton and Clemie Gay Faulkner. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Avinger, and was a Sunday School teacher. She married Arthur E. Downs on October 31, 1942 in Avinger, and he preceded her in death on August 2, 2013. Mrs. Downs retired from First State Bank of Avinger as vice president and cashier in 1999 after 37 years of service. She was the treasurer of the Avinger Cemetery Association for about 20 years.

Mrs. Downs is survived by her daughter, Demeris Jacobs and husband Douglas of Avinger; sons, Troy Downs and wife Susan of Avinger, Boyce Downs and wife Pam of Avinger; 14 grandchildren, Darryl and Suanna Jacobs of Texarkana, AR, Darrin and Tammi Jacobs of Pittsburgh, PA, Darlene Jacobs of Avinger, Amy and Darrell Youngblood of Avinger, Sheri and Raymond Pearson of Harleton, Karen and Tony Harrison of Hughes Springs, Terri and Chris Rhodes of Kaufman, Troy Jay (T.J.) and Nathaniel Burgess of Tyler, Rusty Pate of Wasilla, AK, Angie Greene of Longview, Aaron Pate of Tyler, Heather and Jeff Caperton of East Mountain, Marc Downs of Austin and Kyle Downs and fiancée Victoria McReynolds of Avinger; brother and sister-in-law, Clifton Gay and Dorcus Faulkner of Marshall; 25 grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; and a number of other family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two brothers, Arthor Donald Faulkner and Norman Dale Faulkner.

Pallbearers will be Darryl Jacobs, Darrin Jacobs, Justin Jacobs, Truitt Duncan, Austin Youngblood, Ashton Youngblood, Collin Jacobs, Marc Downs and Kyle Downs. Honorary pallbearers will be Darrell Youngblood, Raymond Pearson, Tony Harrison, Chris Rhodes, Jacob Duncan and Jeff Caperton.