Tira News: Grace Vaughn’s 100th Birthday Celebrated With Cake, Lunch, More Than 80 Cards, Vehicle Parade
By Jan Vaughn, Tira News Correspondent We want to express our sympathy to the family of Mary Beth (Robinson) Moore. A graveside funeral service will be held, under the direction of Delta Funeral Home, at the Tira Cemetery on Friday, January 22, at 2 p.m. Please remember the family in your prayers. Grace Vaughn, sporting her “100 Never Looked So Good” shirt, from her granddaughter Crystal and with cake, on her 100th...
Tira News: Wishes For A Wonderful and Safe Holiday Season
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Steve Dugnolle. A graveside service was held at the Tira Cemetery on Wednesday, December 23 , under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. Please remember the family in your prayers. Yvonne Weir shared, “On December 12th, Destri Weir entertained her family at her home in Sunneyvale. She and Eben prepared dishes from South Africa [which is where Eben’s from].” Robert,...
Tira News: Quarterly City Council Meeting Set Sept. 14
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Beryl Chapman of Corinth. His parents were the late Claude and Rosa (Smiddy) Chapman, of Tira. His funeral was held on Thursday, Sept. 10, at West Oaks Funeral Home, with burial in the Tira Cemetery. Please be in prayer for his daughters, Leann and Tyra, and the rest of the family. Tira sign The quarterly meeting of the Tira City Council will be held on Monday, Sept. 14,...
Quarterly Tira City Council Meeting Slated Sept. 14
Tira News For Aug. 20, 2020 By Jan Vaughn The next quarterly Tira City Council meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 14, due to Labor Day falling on the regularly scheduled first Monday meeting date. We want to express our sympathy to the family of Troy Watson of Edgewood. He was the son of Leveta (Chapman) Watson and the late William Troy Watson. A private graveside service was held at the Tira Cemetery on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Please be...
Tira News – July 8, 2020
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our appreciation to all of those who have sent contributions for the upkeep of the Tira Cemetery. We hope to see you at the homecoming next July. Tira city limit sign Billy Moss reports that he and “Cinda Moss celebrated [their] weddinganniversary on July 4th alone at Cooper Lake Dam, watching the sun go down.” He added that they’ve been together 22 years and have been married for 3 years. Billy, also,...
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 27, 2020
The Tira City Council’s Quarterly Meeting To Be Held Sunday, May 31 By Jan Vaughn Tira Cemetery Association President Mick Petty reports that the associationofficers have decided to cancel the 2020 Tira Homecoming due to the coronavirus risks. The annual event is normally held on the first Sunday in July. We look forward to gathering again in 2021. Although we are not having the homecoming this year, the upkeep of the cemetery...
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,...
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By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Rosemary Horn, wife of the late Elmer G. (Mutt) Horn. She passed away on Sunday, Jan. 5. A graveside service was held at Nelta Cemetery on Wednesday, Jan. 8, under the direction of Murray-Orwosky funeral home. Please be in prayer for the family. Yvette Williams shared, “We had a wonderful New Year’s Eve with the grands. We took them to Embassy Suites in Frisco and they...
Tira News For Oct. 23, 2019
By Jan Vaughn We extend our sympathy to the family of Jeanie Pace, of Clarksville – formerly from Tira. She passed away on Monday, Oct. 21, and a graveside service is planned for Friday, Oct. 25, at the North Hopkins Cemetery, under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Please remember the family in prayer. Regina Payton, from Victoria, arrived on Wednesday evening, Oct. 16, to spend a few days visiting her mother,...
