Game Day: Wildcats host Texas High; Lady Cats at Texas High
Wildcats Basketball Hosts Texas High The #8 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team should face a good test in district play Friday night (January 5) as Texas High comes to town. The Wildcats are 2-0 in district play and 19-3 for the season. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Tigers are a very good team. He said they defeated Marshall by 25 points. Coach Cipoletta said Texas High is athletic and has the size to match up with the...
Tira News-January 5th, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Yvonne Weir reported that they had a busy Christmas. They had 10 extra on Saturday night, with Dustin and Destri and their families, and then the Dacy and her family came on Sunday and they all snacked and opened gifts. The kids had a good time running around playing together. Sarah and Lucas came on Christmas Day. Yvonne adds, “We met Dustin and Eleanor and Lukkas Kuffner, as well as Dacy, Elise, and Eli at Shenaniganz...
Bobby Temple
Mr. Bobby Temple, age 88 of Winnsboro, passed away on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 in Quitman. He was born on December 21st, 1929 in Commerce to the late O.H. Temple and Grace Cooper Temple. He was a self employed carpet cleaner for over 35 years and was a member of the Winnsboro Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness. He was preceded in death by his wife, Montez Temple. He is survived by his sons, Mark Temple of Dallas, Van Temple and...
Sherrill Carrol
Mr. Sherrill Carroll, 85, of Winnsboro, TX passed away on December 31, 2017, in Winnsboro. He was born on October 13, 1932 in Midland, TX, to the late Floyd and Artie Carroll. He was a charter member of the College Baptist Church in Big Spring, TX where he served for 39 years. After moving to Winnsboro, he and his wife became members of First Baptist Church, Winnsboro where he served as a deacon and a Sunday School teacher. Sherrill...
Tom “Pete” Stokley
Funeral Service for Tom “Pete” Stokley, age 74, of Pickton, Texas will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Bro. Mike Haun officiating and Bro. Jack Elliott assisting. Interment will follow at New Pickton Cemetery with Jerome Edwards, Johnny Cox, Johnny Walker, James Scott, Mickey Grubbs and Johnny Grubbs serving as pallbearers and fellow employees of Key Energy, and brother in laws,...
Helen Autrey Shelby
Helen Autrey Shelby went to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 28, 2017. She was born April 10, 1932 to Essie and Dewey Autrey of the Cypress Community. She had two sisters Mary Ruth Connelly and Maxine Zachary, and one brother Charles Autrey. Maxine, Charles and her parents predeceased her and Mary Ruth resides in Spearman, Texas. On August 27, 1949, she married her great love, Bobbie Ray Shelby of Winnsboro after meeting him at a...
Velma Sue Holt
Mrs. Velma Sue Holt, age 84 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, December 28th, 2017 at her home. She was born on June 21st, 1933 in Scroggins to the late Grady Winkle and Lobelia Scroggins Winkle. She was a retired Buyer for Sears, attended Pine Street Baptist Church and accepted the Lord as a young woman at Clearwater Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by parents, husband JR. Holt; sister, Vera Faye Winkle and two brothers,...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report December 20-26, 2017
December 20th Deputies were dispatched to Oak St. in Yantis, at approximately 12:10 a.m., in reference to a noise complaint. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate any activity. Deputies were dispatched to HWY 154 near Yantis, at approximately 5:37 a.m., in reference to criminal trespass. Deputies located the individual and issued a Criminal Trespass Warning. Deputies were dispatched to HWY 154 near Quitman, at...
Danna Rubi Mesinas
Danna Rubi Mesinas, age 11 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, December 22nd, 2017 in Winnsboro. She was born on March 28th, 2006 in Mount Pleasant to Nicolas Mesinas and Ruby Navarro. She was a student at Memorial Middle School and was deeply loved by her teachers and fellow students. She is survived by her mother, Rubi Navarro; father, Nicolas Mesinas; grandmother, Paullete Craddock and sister, Elya Jaimes. Visitation will be held...
H. L. Woodard
Mr. H.L. Woodard, age 96 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, December 18th, 2017 in Winnsboro. He was born on July 14th, 1921 in Wood County to the late Virgil Woodard and Lona Tinney Woodard. He was a retired Dairy Farmer, Member of the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans and longtime member of New Hope Baptist Church in Mineola. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Claudine Woodard on March 25, 2012 and 10...
