Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled services for 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 15th at Christian Fellowship Church, 3410 N. Main St., Paris, TX with Rev. Cory Jones, Rev. Robert Myre, and Rev. Chris Kelley officiating. Burial will follow in Long Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday from 6 – 8 p.m.
Rickey, the son of Winfred and Vivian Cooley Marshall, was born Nov. 25, 1948, in Paris.
He worked at Campbell Soup Company for nine years before beginning a career at B & W, as a welder and inspector, which spanned 16 years. He & Peggy then moved to New Mexico, where he worked for the Los Alamos National Laboratory for nine years in security followed by four years working as an inspector inside the laboratory.
He had a love for his Savior and God’s word and used every opportunity to witness to others or invite them to church, even if it was in an ambulance while he was being transferred to the hospital. Rickey was very involved in ministries; being a Sunday school teacher, visiting, and teaching Bible study. Seventeen years of his work was spent at the United Pentecostal Church, and he was now attending Christian Fellowship Church.
He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Maxey Gun Club.
Rickey loved his “girls” and his grandchildren. He was quite a prankster and enjoyed having fun. His hobbies included making leather gun holsters and making knives.
His parents, a sister, Nancy Bridgers, and two brothers, Billy Marshall and Johnny Marshall preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Harper Marshall, whom he married on June 23, 1967, building fifty-four years of family and memories, three daughters, Christy Love of Powderly, Laurie LaForge & husband Duane of Powderly, and Lanette Spencer & husband John of Paris, grandchildren, Ashley Conklin & husband Chris of Paris, Ryan Armstrong & wife Taylor of Blossom, Derek Armstrong of Paris, Jaydon Dudley of New Mexico, Sadie Spencer of Tyler, Kynlee Spencer of Paris, Sean Spencer of Paris, and Kendall Spencer of Paris, great grandchildren, Cydnie Malone, Criss Malone, Cameron Conklin, Case Conklin, Bexley Armstrong, Gillie Armstrong, Demi Armstrong, Emma Talley Armstrong, and Avery Armstrong, and two brothers, Jerry Marshall & wife Diana of Faught, and Kenneth Marshall & wife Marilyn of Hopewell along with several nieces & nephews and a host of friends.
