Subscribe 300x250 - Love

Barber family honored at Audie Murphy Day

by | Jun 17, 2017 | Latest

Mandy Barber, who is Grand Marshal of the Audie Murphy Day Parade, receives a quilt from the Farmersville Quilt Guild. Mandy’s son Tim Barber and her husband, Greg Barber were killed in an airplane crash last year and were honored during the festivities. Wyndi Veigel/The Farmersville Times.

The Barber family served as Grand Marshal of the Audie Murphy Day Parade, receives a quilt from the Farmersville Quilt Guild and were honored at the Audie Murphy Day festivities. Mandy Barber’s son Tim Barber and her husband, Greg  ” Spanky” Barber were killed in an airplane crash last year. Spanky was an active member of the Audie Murphy Day committee.

 

Order photos

0 Comments

FISD Grad

Related News

Cemetery walk brings history to life

Cemetery walk brings history to life

Historical Society members Marty Shelton, Jon Pennington, and Bertie Neu pose beside the John and Anna Melissa Bain Family Monument during the Historical Society’s Cemetery Walk event Saturday, Oct. 24. Courtesy Farmersville Historical Society The stories of some of...

read more
Voter turnout could hit 70% for this election

Voter turnout could hit 70% for this election

Election officials say early voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election was brisk in the first week, but so far not as heavy as the similar periods prior to the November 2022 and 2024 elections.  There had been 214,742 in-person voter check-ins after seven...

read more
Congressman told of teenager’s threat, arrest

Congressman told of teenager’s threat, arrest

U.S. Rep. Keith Self says Capitol Police told him the FBI had arrested a McKinney teenager in connection with an alleged threat against the 3rd District congressman.“The Capitol Police contacted me twice with alerts that included the fact that FBI had made an arrest,”...

read more
Subscribe 300x250 - Love