William Jerry Vaughn

(HUGULEY) William Jerry Vaughn, 75, of Huguley died Friday, June 24, 2022, at Diversicare of Lanett.

The funeral will be Friday, July 1, at 11 a.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Lanett. Pastor Milford McClain will officiate.

Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home.

Mr. Vaughn was born Aug. 3, 1946, in Wedowee to the late Will D. and Sarah Vaughn. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and member of Fredonia Community Holiness Church. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening and reading history. He was an employee of West Point Stevens for 37 years and then worked at Walmart in Valley for 12 years. Over the years he composed several gospel songs.

Mr. Vaughn is survived by his wife of 51 years, Angie Vaughn; daughter, Allecia Nicole McFarland (Jon) of Knoxville, Tenn.; the girl who he referred to as “he and Angie’s” firstborn, Jennifer McClian Ervin of Huguley; two granddaughters; godson, Parker White of Lanett; siblings, Donald Vaughn, Helen Vaughn, Ruby Vaughn, Elsie Adamson, Rosa Lee Brown, Kathryn Wortham and Sylvia Creed, all of Wedowee, Marie Waldrep of Roanoke, and Martha Newman of Oxford; nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, David Lynn Vaughn; sister, Carrie Lee Rice; father-in-law, Willie Foster; and mother-in-law, Alma Foster.

Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley.