Brooks Sr., Reece N. MARSHALL -- Services for Reece N. Brooks Sr., 79, of Marshall, will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2007, at the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Ron Segers officiating. Interment will follow in Rehobeth Cemetery in Carthage. Mr. Brooks died February 24, 2007, at a Marshall hospital. Born November 13, 1927, in Marshall, he retired after 26-1/2 years of service with Texaco and after 15 years from B J Services in 1994, and he was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Eva Nell "Tissie" Brooks; son, Reece Brooks II; and daughter, Lucille Brooks Lynch. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today, February 26, 2007, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made to the family at keithadowns@aol.com. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/26/2007.