Tira News by Jan Vaughn
Tira News By Jan Vaughn Dacy and the kids visited her parents, Robert and Yvonne Weir, on Saturday, the 18th. They went to garage sales, while Wesley bowled with his “My Hero’s” bowling team. Later, they all met and played laser tag and then came home and swam. Chanse Fite and Brandi Day from Tira are headed to the World Series games in West Monroe, Louisiana. Their daughter Daylee Fite is a member of the All-Star Team...
Hazle Busby
Funeral services for Hazle Busby, age 87 of Winnsboro, will be conducted Friday, July 31 at 11 a.m. at Beaty Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Mrs. Busby passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 26, 2015. Interment will follow in Hopewell Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Hazle was born in Upshur County on September 26, 1927 to the late Acie Boyd Nelson, Sr. and Ona Smith Nelson. Hazle was a...
Janie B. Browning
Funeral services for Janie B. Browning will be conducted Thursday, July 23, at 11 a.m. in Beaty Funeral Home Chapel. Internment will follow at Pine Hill Cemetery in Hopkins County. Visitation is Wednesday 6-8 p.m. at Beaty Funeral Home. Mrs. Janie B. Browning passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at the age of 96. She was born on August 29, 1918 to the late Virgil Woodard and Lona Tinney Woodard. Mrs. Browning was a homemaker and a...
Donna Marie Ray Young
Memorial Service for Donna Marie Ray Young, age 38, of Winnsboro, is Saturday, 10 a.m. at Hat Creek Cowboy Church, 1204 E. Broadway, Winnsboro. She passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 in Tyler. Donna was born in Pittsburg on January 3, 1977. She was a healthcare worker, and attended the Hat Creek Cowboy Church in Winnsboro. She was preceded in death by her mother, Linda Jane Pritchett; and brother, Steven Bobby Lee Massey. She is...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
Several gathered for the Tira Homecoming on Sunday. Leroy Reaves served as the Master of Ceremonies for the program. He welcomed everyone and encouraged many to share memories of time spent in Tira. Floyd Payton presided over the Tira Cemetery Association business meeting. Billy Joe Clayton and Floyd Payton were reelected to the cemetery board. A special collection was taken to help toward clearing the land, which was donated...
Early Morning Armed Robbery
An 18-year old from Winnsboro was arrested for the early Friday morning armed robbery of a couple in Hopkins County. Jason Floyd Koenig Junior faces a charge of aggravated robbery. A couple reported that they were robbed by a man with a .22-caliber pistol just before 3 a.m. At Highway 11 West and County Road 4703 Century Lake Road. The man took a wallet and a purse. A short time later, Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect. In...
Margie Lavon Pitts
Memorial services for Margie Lavon Pitts will be conducted Tuesday June 23, 2 p.m. at Beaty Funeral Home 816 West Broadway, Winnsboro. Mrs. Pitts was called home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 19, 2015, at the age of 69. She was born on July 14, 1945, to the late James Lee and Willie Marie Adcock Lee. Mrs. Pitts was a retied nurse and a baptist. Margie had an electric personality that people radiated to. Truly, to know her was to...
Eight Additional Charges Moves Dixon Bond to $2.2 Million
June 5, 2015 – Eight additional charges of sexual assault of a child, a male, have been added to the list of charges against 20-year old Hunter James Dixon of Sulphur Springs. Dixon was arrested May 28th at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department for aggravated sexual assault and continuous sexual assault of two girls under the age of ten. Bond for Dixon now totals $2.2 million. On May 28th, Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
The Tira City Council meeting had to be rescheduled for June 9th, due to lack of a quorum for the June 2nd meeting. It will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Tira Community Center. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. Yvonne reports that she and her family had a “great weekend.” Dustin and Natalie Weir came for a visit on Friday and stayed until Monday. Dakota and Ashley Weir visited with them...
Larry Lee Riley
Funeral service for Larry Lee Riley, age 66, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 5, 2015 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Paul Pogue officiating. A private family Inurnment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery. Honorary Pallbearers will be, Shane Hurley, Quent Hurley, Roger Cagle, Robert Bradshaw, Harold “Poogie” Haynesworth, Brandon Riley, Blake Riley and Britt Riley. Visitation will be held...
