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March 07, 2009
Woodrow "Woody" Scearce, 82, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at his residence.
He was a retired mechanic, deputy and road-crew supervisor for the Dyer County Sheriff's Department, a Baptist, a member of the American Legion and a Navy veteran of World War II.
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Joe Ellis, 67, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
He was retired from Colonial Rubber Works and an Air Force veteran.
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Ann Harris, 62, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
She was retired from Sylvania and a member of Fort Hudson Baptist Church.
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Jimmy Dale Tatum, 53, of Ridgely, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was retired from Dyersburg Fabrics, a member of the Church of Christ, and a 1973 graduate of Lake County High School.
Dyersburg Funeral Home
Read full obituary → March 04, 2009
Jean Cook, 71, of Friendship, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was director of the Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council and secretary of the Dyersburg Salvation Army.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Pastor Michael Wilson and the Rev. Calvin Smith officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Dyersburg Funeral Home
Read full obituary → March 03, 2009
Mary Jo Kimbrell Taylor, 69, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was a retired insurance salesman, a member of Cornerstone Church of God, and a former employee of W.T. Cutchin and Associates, and Ford Construction Company.
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July 06, 1972 – March 02, 2009
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April 30, 1953 – March 01, 2009
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September 23, 1927 – February 27, 2009
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Read full obituary → February 26, 2009
David Allen Parker, 39, of Lowell, Ind., formerly of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 at St. Anthony's Hospital.
He was a robotics engineer, attended Lighthouse Apostolic Church in Greenfield, was a 1988 graduate of Dyersburg High School, a U.S. Navy veteran of six years serving as an electronics technician in Desert Storm, and an avid softball player and coach.
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Read full obituary → February 25, 2009
Frank Roark, 67, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
He was a retired superintendent of Dyersburg Sanitation Department, attended Rehoboth United Methodist Church, a Mason, former sergeant with Dyersburg Police Department, former deputy with Dyer County Sheriff's Department, former staff sergeant with Tennessee Army National Guard and former reserve officer with the U.S. Army.
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Read full obituary → February 22, 2009
Virginia Howell Franklin, 85, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Keystone Church of God.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Keystone Church of God with the Rev. Murray Blurton officiating. Burial will be in Lake Memorial Gardens. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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March 30, 1919 – February 22, 2009
Russell Winfrey Vance, 89, of Joppa, Ala., formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 at Cogburn Health and Rehabilitation in Huntsville, Ala. He was retired owner of Sanderfer Furniture Company, longest member of Dyersburg First United Methodist Church where he sang in the choir since the age of 14, member of the American Legion, Country View Garden Club, Community College Orchestra, past president of Kiwanis Club, World War II Army veteran, and a retired captain with Tennessee Army National Guard. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Phillip Cook officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive visitors at noon-2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Vance of Joppa, Ala.; a daughter, Kathy Eskridge and husband, Richard, of Joppa, Ala.; a sister, Jane Moon of Springfield; a brother, Owen Vance of Cordova; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ezra Oliver and Edna Harvey Vance. Pallbearers will be Michael Eskridge, Matthew Eskridge, James Vance, Owen Vance Jr., John Moon, Randy Digirolamo, Chuck Moody and Michael Pettigrew. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Outpost Sunday School Class. The family requests that any memorials be directed to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 452, Dyersburg, TN 38025-0452.
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Read full obituary → February 18, 2009
Lawrence L. Price, 90, of Cat Corner Community, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was a retired farmer, an elder and member of Rehoboth Church of Christ at Cat Corner and a member of Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Read full obituary → February 18, 2009
Keith Alton Barham, 45, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis. He was a construction worker.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Scotty Childress officiating.
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May 19, 1939 – February 16, 2009
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December 08, 1913 – February 16, 2009
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Read full obituary → February 15, 2009
Dee Pounders, 95, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009 at his residence.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Oak Grove Church of Christ.
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Read full obituary → February 14, 2009
James Earl Sanford, 66, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was a salesman for Forcum-Lannom and attended the Church of God of Prophecy.
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Read full obituary → February 14, 2009
James A. "Shorty" Wales, 88, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at his residence.
He was retired as a salesman for Security Life of Georgia Insurance Co., a member of Fowlkes United Methodist Church, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Masonic Lodge.
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Read full obituary → February 14, 2009
Gloria Jean Pounders, 62, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
She was a probation officer for the state of Tennessee and a former employee of Dyersburg Fabrics.
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Read full obituary → February 14, 2009
Frederick Wayne Stepp, 82, of Ridgely, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was retired as a warehouse supervisor for Kraft Foods, a Pentecostal, ordained minister of music, active in Reelfoot Rural Ministries, was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Stepp-by-Stepp gospel singers.
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June 09, 1945 – February 14, 2009
Gail P. Lavalley, 63, of Newbern, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker, an active member of Holy Angels Catholic Church, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, The Stephen Ministries, prison ministries in Brighton, Mich. and Tiptonville, building construction committee at St. Mary Magdalene in Brighton, Mich. and was a stained glass artiest. Services will be at noon Thursday at Holy Angels Catholic Church with Father Russell Harbaugh officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband, James A. Lavalley of Newbern; a daughter, Susan M. Carolin and husband, Patrick, of Newbern; three sons, James A. Lavalley Jr. and wife, Tammy, of Brighton, Mich., Brian P. Lavalley and wife, Pam Gagmon, of Benton, Ky. and Michael J. Lavalley of Newbern; and 11 grandchildren, Audrey Lavalley, Samantha Lavalley, Elizabeth Gagnon, Alexandria Lavalley, Laurence Carolin, Jessica Davis, Rachael Davis, Joseph Carolin, Kaylee Lavalley, Brittany Lavalley and Ashleigh Gail Lavalley; five sisters-in-law and spouses, Janice and Dick Schweitzer of Georgetown, Ky., Judy and Tom Coryell of Mound City, Kan., JoyAnne and Justin St. James of Burton, Ohio, Jacqueline and Mark Daniels of London, Ky. and Jillaine and Dwayne Thomas of Madison, Ind.; four brothers-in-law and spouses, Jerome and Elizabeth Lavalley of Manchester, Vermont, Jonathan and Linda Lavalley of Georgetown, Ky., Jeffery and Barbara Lavalley of Barboursville, W. Va. and Joel and Jean Lavalley of Murfreesboro; and special friends, Richard T. Seman Sr. of Newbury, Ohio and John Madden of Omaha, Neb. She was preceded in death by her mother, Leona Mae Preson; and two sons, Mark Robert Lavalley and Todd Anthony Lavalley. Pallbearers will be Michael Lavalley, Jerome Lavalley, Jonathan Lavalley, Jeffery Lavalley, Joel Lavalley, John Madden and David Cohen. The family requests that any memorials be directed to the American Diabetic Association or the charity of the donor's choice.
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January 14, 1963 – February 14, 2009
Cathy Mae Bartlett Abernathy, 46, of Red Banks, Miss., formerly of Ridgely, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at her residence. She was a homemaker and attended Byhalia Assembly of God Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Ridgely Chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Layman officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely. The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. today at the Ridgely chapel. Survivors include her husband, Marvin Abernathy of Red Banks, Miss.; a daughter, Jennifer Ruth Swearingen of Dyersburg; a son, Joshua Keith Stewart of Henning; a sister, Jacqueline Bartlett of Henning; six brothers, Mark Bartlett of Searcy, Ark., Kenny Bartlett of Walls, Miss., Gary Bartlett of Mt. Home, Ark., David Bartlett of Covington, Tim Bartlett of Parma, Mo., and Johnathan Bartlett of Hornbeak; five grandchildren; two cousins, Kay Cavness and Roger Dale Bartlett; and her best friend and caregiver, Eva F. Davis. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Hassel and Peggy Sue Glozier Bartlett. Pallbearers will be Gary Bartlett, David Bartlett, Tim Bartlett, Johnathan Bartlett, Mark Bartlett and Roger Dale Bartlett.
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Read full obituary → February 12, 2009
Julie Renee Callis, 34, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Harmony Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. James Combs officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
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Read full obituary → February 09, 2009
Mattie "Pat" Sykes, 77, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
She was retired as a machine operator for Heckethorn Manufacturing after 28 years and a member of Southside Baptist Church for 55 years.
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Read full obituary → February 08, 2009
Billy Gaither, 86, of Dyersburg, formerly of Memphis, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired salesman, a communicant of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Memphis and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Cemetery in Kirkwood, Mo. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Read full obituary → February 07, 2009
Blake Jordan, 29, of Finley, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 at his residence.
He was a truck driver, a member of Trimble First Baptist Church, 1999 graduate of Dyer County High School, played basketball, football and baseball and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
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February 10, 1934 – February 07, 2009
Sue Smith, 74, of Obion, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 at her residence. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Zion Cemetery in Elbridge with Bro. John Fowler officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband, L.B. Smith of Obion; a stepdaughter, Pat Smith and husband, Louis, of Dyersburg; a sister, Maxine Tyland of Hasperia, Mich.; a brother, J.W. Pruitt of Phoenix, Ariz.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dick and Pearl Blacley Pruitt; two sisters, Helen Pruitt and Carolyn Pruitt; and a brother, Charles Pruitt. Pallbearers will be Eddie Pruitt, Bart Sanders, Kevin Sanders, Gary Jones, Roger Roberts, Jamie Pritchett and Freddie Smith. The family requests that any memorials be directed to Alzheimer's Association: Mid-South Chapter, West Tennessee Office, 326 Ellsworth St., Memphis, TN 38111.
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Read full obituary → February 04, 2009
Mary Lucy Jones, 86, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired bookkeeper for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Dyersburg and Basil Smith Insurance Co., a member of Parr Avenue Church of Christ, Dyersburg Senior Citizens Club and Dyersburg Home Demonstration Club, and a former substitute teacher for the Dyersburg City School System.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Scott Owen and Bro. Mason Harris officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
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September 19, 1940 – February 04, 2009
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Read full obituary → February 03, 2009
Lessie Lee Beal, of Dyersburg, formerly of Ridgely, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a retired cook for Lake County School System and a member of Ridgely First Baptist Church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Ridgely chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Mackie Prince, the Rev. David Prince and the Rev. Ralph Moore officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely.
Dyersburg Funeral Home
Read full obituary → February 03, 2009
Evelyn Pritchett, 87, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
She was a homemaker and a member of Dyersburg First Baptist Church.
Dyersburg Funeral Home
Read full obituary → February 02, 2009
James Michael Hendrix Jr., 40, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at his residence.
He was a stud welder for ERMCO and an avid hunter.
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Read full obituary → February 02, 2009
Howard Martin Vaughn Sr., 88, of Tiptonville, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis.
He was a farmer, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving in Europe, a member of First United Methodist Church in Tiptonville for more than 70 years, a 32nd-degree Mason and Shriner, a Tiptonville alderman for 14 years, Lake County magistrate for 10 years, a member of First State Bank's board of directors for 22 years, a member of the Lake County Levee Board, and owned and operated J.E. Vaughn Lumber Co. for 35 years.
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Read full obituary → January 31, 2009
Rickey Lee Dees, 60, of Finley, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. He was a former district director in Tennessee for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a member of Finley United Methodist Church where he played piano and organ, a 1966 graduate of Dyersburg High School, a 1971 graduate of Lambuth College, and a former teacher at Finley School.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Gunter officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
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August 29, 1923 – January 30, 2009
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September 24, 1935 – January 29, 2009
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Read full obituary → January 28, 2009
Brian Pruett, 27, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 at his residence.
He was a nurse externist at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center, a member of Dyersburg Church of God, a 2000 graduate of Dyersburg High School, a 2004 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin, and a former member of Phi Beta Kappa.
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Read full obituary → January 27, 2009
Sarah Ruth Harrison Moore, 87, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
She was a homemaker, a dietician for Parkview Hospital, owner of Moore's BBQ and Downtown Deli, former manager of the airport restaurant, a member of Northside Church of Christ, caretaker for many family members and friends, and loved to cook, especially wild game.
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January 27, 2009
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August 01, 1921 – January 27, 2009
Fleming Hodges, 87, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was retired district attorney general for Dyer, Lake, Obion and Weakley counties and a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. He was a 1939 graduate of Dyersburg High School and a 1942 graduate of Murray State College, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II; after his 26th mission, he was shot down and captured by German troops and spent more than six months as a prisoner of war. In 1947, he received his law degree at the University of Tennessee where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa, Leadership Fraternity and Phi Delta Phi. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1951 and to the state Senate in 1953. He was appointed to and served as assistant clerk to the Senate from 1955-1958 at which time he was elected district attorney general for Dyer, Lake, Obion and Weakley counties and served in that position until his retirement in 1979. He continued to practice law until 1995. He was an avid golfer and UT fan where he once served on the athletic board. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Dyersburg with Father Gary Meade officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Peggy Hodges of Dyersburg; two daughters, Carol Miller and husband, Richard, of Loxley, Ala. and Lynn Smith and husband, Fred, of Knoxville; a son, John Hodges and wife, Polly, of Knoxville; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Fleming and Louise Tickle Hodges; and a sister, Annabelle Triplett. The family requests that any memorials be directed to St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 108 King Ave. N, Dyersburg, TN 38024.
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Read full obituary → January 25, 2009
Gertrude Tubbs, 86, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was a retired Dietary Department employee of Parkview Hospital and a Methodist.
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Read full obituary → January 24, 2009
John Roland Cannon Jr., 30, of Finley, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a welder for Systems Contracting, a Baptist, former lieutenant with the Dyer County Sheriff's Department, and an avid fisherman and NASCAR fan.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dyersburg Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
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Read full obituary → January 24, 2009
Syble M. Walker Lawton, 73, of Burbank, Ill., formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 at her residence.
She was a retired retail sales associate and a member of United Pentecostal Church in Harvey, Ill.
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Read full obituary → January 24, 2009
Elizabeth Maupin Helsing, 94, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Bogota, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 at Friendship Gardens Inc. in Clearwater, Fla. She was a retired waitress and a member of Hercules Church of Christ in Dunedin, Fla.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern with Tom Bright officiating.
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January 30, 1971 – January 22, 2009
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January 22, 2009
Charlotte A. Cook, 66, of Cordova, formerly of Dyersburg, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. She was officer manager for Cook Sales. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Curry Funeral Home with Bro. Jim Pilcher officiating. Memphis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive visitors at noon today at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, James "Jim" Cook; two daughters, Alicia Rumbarger of Memphis and Sonya Starnes of Drummonds; a son, James Thomas "Bubba" Cook of Bartlett; her mother, Doris Vaughn Harris of Dyersburg; two sisters, Tommie Sue Kindle and Su Ann Childress, both of Dyersburg; five grandchildren, Jared Hyder, Walter E. Hyder, Jason Starnes, Thomas Clinton Starnes and James Nathan Starnes; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas D. Vaughn.
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