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(From Parker Mortuary)Audrey L. Vaughn, age 88 of Joplin, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Audrey was born August 28, 1935, in Hartford, Arkansas to the late James R. “George” Smith and Anna E. “Myrtle” O’Brine Smith.
Audrey attended her secondary education in Encino, California. It was during her time in California that she met and married her husband, James B. Vaughn on January 9, 1953.
With his service in the Army, they moved to the state of Washington until he finished his service time. Eventually, the two moved to Richland, Missouri where they settled and became a huge part of the community.
Audrey’s love for kids was very evident in her work as a Daycare Provider and later working with the Richland School District for several years as a Bus Aide and a Paraprofessional in the classroom. It was 45 years later that she moved to Joplin to be closer to her son and daughter in-law for the past 10 years.
While in Richland, Audrey was continually active with Richland First Baptist Church as a Sunday School teacher and childcare teacher. Audrey had a passion for crafts and homemade items, giving them to many of her family and friends. For about 10 years during the winter months, they would turn into snowbirds, heading to Arizona to be near her family and where they took up golf.
Audrey is survived by her son, John Vaughn (Debbie Markman) of Joplin; granddaughters, Sara Baker (Richard) and Susan Ingerson (Quenton); six great-grandchildren, Anna Grace, Abby, Emma, Micah, Aiden, and Asa; one sister, Jenna Denton (Jim) of Falls City, Oregon.
Other than her parents, Audrey is preceded in death by her husband, four siblings and son David Vaughn.
Family will host Celebration of Life at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Joplin, MO on December 12, 2023 at 1:00 p.m., and at First Baptist Church, Richland, MO on December 16, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. with burial to follow after at Oaklawn Cemetery, Richland. Family requests no flowers, instead please make donations to First Baptist Church Scholarship Fund, PO Box 167, Richland, MO 65556, or Children’s Haven, 711 S. Picher Ave., Joplin, MO.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary, Joplin, Missouri.
Audrey is survived by her son, John Vaughn (Debbie Markman) of Joplin; granddaughters, Sara Baker (Richard) and Susan Ingerson (Quenton); six great-grandchildren, Anna Grace, Abby, Emma, Micah, Aiden, and Asa; one sister, Jenna Denton (Jim) of Falls City, Oregon.
Other than her parents, Audrey is preceded in death by her husband, four siblings and son David Vaughn.
Family will host Celebration of Life at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Joplin, MO on December 12, 2023 at 1:00 p.m., and at First Baptist Church, Richland, MO on December 16, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. with burial to follow after at Oaklawn Cemetery, Richland. Family requests no flowers, instead please make donations to First Baptist Church Scholarship Fund, PO Box 167, Richland, MO 65556, or Children’s Haven, 711 S. Picher Ave., Joplin, MO.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary, Joplin, Missouri.
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