Grace Vaughn
Funeral Service for Grace Vaughn, age 103, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2024 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, Texas with Bro. Brian Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow at Aiguier Cemetery in Hopkins County. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home. Serving as pallbearers will be Jamie Vaughn, Johnny Vaughn,...
Tira News – June 10, 2021: Residents Celebrate Births, Birthdays, Graduations
By Jan Vaughn, Tira News Correspondent Congratulations are in order for Billy Moss! His granddaughter, Caroline Jo Shaffer, was born on June 3, which is, also, Billy’s mother Mamie Jo’s birthday. Mother, Mindy Moss Shaffer, and baby are doing well. Billy commented, “We are blessed.” Billy, also, reported that he has two new colts that were born on “Cinco de Mayo.” Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley Weir traveled to Sunnyvale on Friday to...
Tira News — May 19, 2021: Peerless Baptist Church to Have Fish Fry Fundraiser
By Jan Vaughn Laurie Kerby shared that the Peerless Baptist Church is having a fish fry on Saturday, May 22 at 5 P.M., followed by an auction at 6:30 P.M. in their fellowship hall. The meal will include fried fish, coleslaw, hush puppies, dessert and more for donations only. Take out plates are also available. Tira city limit sign This fundraiser is for the youth at Peerless Baptist Church and goes towards camps this summer. If you...
Tira News — June 10, 2020
By Jan Vaughn Please continue to remember the family of Rex Hargrave, formerly of Tira. He passed away on June 3, 2020, at Meadow Lake Senior Living in Tyler, Texas. Rex was the son of the late Johnnie and Fay Hargrave. A private family burial will be held. His obituary may be seen on the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home website. Tira city limit sign Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley Weir visited Dacy, Eli, and Elise Campbell on Wednesday and...
Tira News — May 19, 2020
By Jan Vaughn Yvonne Weir reports, “Destri visited Wednesday and delivered a headboard she had made for me. Also, she recovered the seats on my dining room chairs. I got to enjoy Nico, while she did that for my Mother’s Day.” She adds, “We are trying to be careful not to get out much.” Tira City limit sign Janie Lewis said she’s just staying home, taking care of the yard, and “cooking way too much.” Our daughter and granddaughter,...
Tira News For June 5, 2019
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of John Hadley. He passed away on Monday, June 3. The funeral service will be at West Oaks Funeral Home on Saturday, June 8, at 2 p.m. No formal visitation is planned. Please be in prayer for the family. Janie Lewis informed me that John Weatheread’s brother, Keith Weatheread, passed away. I don’t have details on services. Please remember the family in prayer. The Tira City...
Tira News for May 29th, 2019
By Jan Vaughn The regular quarterly meeting of the Tira City Council will be held on Monday, June 3rd, 6:00 p.m., at the Tira Community Center. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. The annual Tira Homecoming is coming up on Sunday, July 7th. Watch for more details to come. Yvonne Weir reported that their son, Wesley Weir, missed his high school graduation due to a high fever. She said the doctor diagnosed it as the...
Tira News for May 22, 2019
By Jan Vaughn The regular quarterly meeting of the Tira City Council is scheduled for Monday, June 3, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. Rick and Judy Petty were in College Station on May 11 th for Tyler Petty’s graduation from Texas A&M. His fiancée Caitlin Vally also graduated. On May 18 th they were in Cedar Park, Texas to attend Tyler and Caitlin’s wedding. Tyler is their grandson. His...
Tira News for May 16, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Grace Vaughn with several of her family members at Posey Baptist Church on Mother’s Day Regina Payton spent a few days with her mother, Martha Payton. She mentioned that her brother and sister-in-law, Brad and Virginia Payton, were coming for a visit on Sunday, along with an aunt and uncle. Our son, Delayne Vaughn, of Waco, was here on Saturday and Sunday. We enjoyed visiting and playing games. On Sunday, many of...
Tira News for May 8, 2019
BY JAN VAUGHN Joyce Dodd reports, “Martha’s [Payton] brother donated several bags of groceries to our pantry this week. Georgia [Smith] also made another donation. We have some very faithful people helping us out. Blessings keep finding their way to our little pantry.” She added that Yvonne Weir donated canned meats and “angels” brought four bags of food. We always appreciate the contributions. A small group of the Horn family...
