Lillie G. Vaughn (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Lillie Gwendolyn Vaughn, daughter of Franklin Muse and Katie
Mae Stewart Thomson, was born September 13, 1920, near Hooker, Missouri. She
departed this life Friday, December 26, 2014, in Christian Health and Rehabilitation Center South, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of ninety-four years, three months, and thirteen days.
On September 18, 1937, she was united in marriage to Laten Lee Vaughn, at Tribune, Missouri, and this union was blessed with eight children. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Laten, on July 5, 1975; a daughter, Lillie Ann Vaughn; a grandson, Tommy Schmidt; three brothers, James Franklin Muse, Charles Calaway, and William Luther Thomson; and two sisters, Clara May Kinworthy, and Flora Annie Hill.
Lillie is survived by four daughters, Martha Domingue, and her husband, Claude, of Lebanon, Missouri, Norma Lowrey, and her husband, Wayne, of Morengo, Illinois, Judy Evans, and her husband, Bernie, of Aldrich, Missouri, and Chrystal Yates, of Lebanon, Missouri; three sons, Eddie Vaughn, and his wife, Mary, of Lebanon, Missouri, James Vaughn, and his wife, Shell-A, of Phillipsburg, Missouri, and Mark Vaughn, and his wife, Terry, of Lebanon, Missouri; eighteen grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren and great-grea
t-grandchildren; a brother, Oliver G. Thomson, of Springfield, Missouri; a sister, Bessie Jane
Peterson of Laquey, Missouri; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of
other relatives and friends.
She was raised in the Hooker community, and then after she and Laten were married, they made their home near Laquey and lovingly raised their children. Lillie worked at various jobs to help make ends meet, but never as hard as she worked at home. She cleaned house with a broom and mop, sewed, cooked meals on a wood burning stove until the 1950’s, helped in the garden, without a tiller, made soap, killed and dressed chickens, cleaned fish, and did laundry using a scrub board and ironed everything. She also chased after eight children and caught them. She had worked at the tailor shop at Fort Leonard Wood for a few years, and also
owned and operated her own tailor shop for several years. She made her profession of faith in Christ early in her life and was an active member of Idumea Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed making quilts in her church circle. She liked Christian music and played the piano and guitar. She enjoyed quilting and cooking and had a delightful sense of humor. Her faith and her family were always at the center of her life and she especially enjoyed all of her
grandchildren. Lillie was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-
grandmother, sister, aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her llife and her accomplishments and know that her family and friends will cherish the wonderful memories she created for them during her ninety-four years.
Mermorial donations to the Idumea Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund may be made through the funeral home.
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