Tira News
by Jan Vaughn A good group gathered at the Tira Community Center on Tuesday evening, September 6th, to honor Floyd Payton, former Mayor of Tira, who resigned just prior to the last quarterly Tira City Council meeting, due to health issues. Current Mayor Powell Vickery presented a gavel plaque to Mr. Payton from the Council, in recognition of his dedicated service. Floyd and his wife, Martha, have given much to the community through...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn Don’t forget to stop by the Tira Community Center on Tuesday evening (September 6th) for a reception honoring Floyd Payton, former Mayor of Tira. A brief council meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., followed by the reception. Brenda Allen and Yvonne Weir have been traveling. They went to Glacier National Park in Montana, by way of Colorado. Yvonne reports, “Montana’s mountains and lakes were beautiful.” They traveled to...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn Don’t forget to stop by the Tira Community Center on Tuesday evening (September 6th) for a reception honoring Floyd Payton, former Mayor of Tira. A brief council meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., followed by the reception. Brenda Allen and Yvonne Weir have been traveling. They went to Glacier National Park in Montana, by way of Colorado. Yvonne reports, “Montana’s mountains and lakes were beautiful.” They traveled to...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council will meet on Tuesday, September 6th, at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center. Following a brief business meeting, Floyd Payton, former Tira Mayor, will be honored with a reception. Floyd resigned just before the last quarterly meeting, due to health issues. Please make plans to stop by and have some cake and punch and express your appreciation to Floyd for his dedicated service to the community. Dakota...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn The Tira Homecoming is fast approaching. Please make plans to attend on July 3rd. The program will begin in the Tira Methodist Church at 11:00, followed by a covered-dish lunch on the picnic grounds. If you would like to contribute toward the upkeep of the cemetery, you may do so that day, or send your donation by mail, to the Tira Cemetery Association, c/o Jan Vaughn, 776 FM 1536, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482. Billy...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn The annual Tira Homecoming and Cemetery Association Meeting is coming up on Sunday, July 3rd. The program and business meeting will begin in the Tira Methodist Church at 11:00, followed by a covered-dish lunch at the picnic tables on the grounds. Last year, Larry Fitzgerald volunteered to serve as the Program Chairman, but he has since taken the position of Music Director of First Baptist Church in Somerville, so he and...
Tira News: Vickery Elected Mayor
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Donald Wayne “Don” Hargrave. He passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016 in Dallas. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Lewis Hargrave, and their four children, and several grand- and great-grandchildren. The funeral service was held on Tuesday, June 7th, at West Oaks Funeral Home, with the burial at Tira Cemetery. Please remember the family in prayer. The Tira City...
Tira News
by Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council will meet on Tuesday, June 7, at 6:00 p.m. at the Tira Community Center. During the meeting, they will look into filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Mayor Floyd Payton, along with conducting regular business. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. Joyce Dodd was in Paris last Friday, to meet six of her former coworkers from Cooper ISD. They met at TaMolly’s for a late...
Tira News
by Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Jerry Wayne Smiddy, son of the late Lloyd and Beulah (Chapman) Smiddy, of Tira. Jerry Wayne lived in Mesquite, with his wife Gail. She survives, along with their three children, Teresa Barcus, Beverly Landis, and Chad Smiddy. The funeral service was held at New Hope Funeral home in Sunnyvale, Texas on Thursday morning, and then a graveside service was held at the Tira...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn Floyd and Martha Payton visited Point First Baptist Church on Sunday. Martha’s great nephew Zachary Honzell is pastor there, along with his wife Ashley and son little Von. The church hosted the Silver Chord Choir from First Baptist Church in Wylie. This choir sings and presents a very inspirational message at the RV parks in South Texas. Martha also has a brother who sings in the choir. Martha reports, “We had...
