Tara Kaye (Bright) Taylor
Funeral services for Mrs. Tara Kaye (Bright) Taylor, age 39, of Pickton, will be conducted Saturday, August 22, at 2 p.m. in the worship center of Greenpond Baptist Church, Como. Mrs. Taylor passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015 in Athens, Texas. Tara was born in Winnsboro on September 21, 1975 to Robert “Bob and Margie Helen Doyle Bright. She was a caregiver and a Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Rodney Taylor...
Heriel Michael (Mike) Ezell
Heriel Michael (Mike) Ezell, beloved brother and uncle, went to be with the Lord on August 11, 2015, at Zale Lipshy Hospital in Dallas. He was born in Dallas, Texas on October 2, 1953 to H.M. and Hazel Nichols Ezell. His family later moved to Pickton where he attended school and graduated from Como-Pickton High School. His family always referred to him as Michael but his friends and co-workers knew him as Mike. Michael began his...
Ruby Jean Shoffner
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Jean Shoffner will be conducted 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at Winterfield Baptist Church, Pickton, Texas. Visitation is Tuesday 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Beaty Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Burial will be in the Winterfield Cemetery. Mrs. Shoffner passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at the age of 73. She was born on December 6, 1941, to the late Ollie A. Hart and Velma Maddox Hart. She was...
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...
