Mrs. Adelaide Vaughn

April 6, 1915 - November 13, 2018

Funeral services for Mrs. Adelaide Chapman Vaughn, 103, of Laneville, will be held at 2PM Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at Smyrna Baptist Church with Bro. Charles Williams and Matthew Gholson officiating. Burial will follow in Holleman Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home in Henderson. Family will receive friends 1-2 PM on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at Smyrna Baptist Church. Adelaide Chapman, daughter of Robert Lee (Bob) Chapman and Mariah Loutisha (Tishie) Holleman, was born on April 6, 1915 in Oak Flat, Rusk County, Texas, the youngest of ten children. Mrs. Vaughn passed away Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at her home in the company of her family members. Adelaide married Charlie Leroy Vaughn, son of James Thomas (Jim) Vaughn and Delanie Jane (Lanie) Whitten, on Jan 9, 1937 in Laneville, Rusk County, Texas. She was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church, where she was saved in 1933 and served in various capacities in the church. Mrs. Vaughn raised children, kept grandchildren, sewed for various people, as well as her children and grandchildren. She was handy at many crafts and was an excellent cook. She loved to read and quote poetry. Her favorite poem was “The Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and she could recite it verbatim until she was 101 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Charlie Vaughn, daughter and son-in-law, Edna & Harold Blanton, daughter, Leta Vaughn, and nine brothers and sisters. Survivors include: daughter and son-in-law, Diane & Robert Gholson of Laneville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas & Beverly Vaughn of Athens, TX, and Robert & Kim Vaughn of Mount Enterprise; brother-in-law, Lyndall Milstead of Mount Enterprise; six grandchildren and spouses, Darren Blanton of Fate, Matthew & Jennifer Gholson of Good Springs, Sherry & Al Rowland of Frisco, Zach and Rachel Vaughn of Austin, Rene' Vaughn of Athens, Charity Vaughn of La Asuncion de Belen, Costa Rica; eight great-grandchildren, Savannah Gholson of College Station, Levi Gholson of Good Springs, Lauren Roush and Rachel Rowland of Frisco, Zeke and Adelaide “Addie” Vaughn of Austin, Charlie and Alivia Main of Athens. Also, numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Darren Blanton, Matthew Gholson, Zach Vaughn, Odis Chapman, Jerry Woodward, and Alvin Chapman. Honorary pallbearers will be her Chapman nephews, Bob Chapman, Wayne Chapman, Lamar Chapman, Luell Chapman, and Billy Lyles. Special thanks to her caregivers, especially Rita, Jenni, Jewel, and the staff of Bethany Home Health and Angel Care Hospice. Memorials may be made to Holleman Cemetery, 1369 CR 490 W, Mt. Enterprise, TX 75681. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com