Lucy Kate Hill Vaughan

Lucy Kate Hill Vaughan

Tupelo – Lucy Kate Hill Vaughan, 90, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Born on May 3, 1926, in Monroe County, MS, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Leona Crosby Hill.

Lucy attended Hatley School. On August 1, 1942, she married James Aarron Vaughan, son of Ellie and Ella Vaughan, and they were blessed with three daughters. Lucy lived a long and courageous life devoted to her family, in whose hearts she will live on. She raised her young daughters alone after her husband died in 1956. She went to work at a young age, first at the Hatley Garment Plant, then she worked for Vaughan Superette. Finally, she was hired as one of the first woman at True Temper and she worked there for 16 years prior to becoming a Homemaker.

She loved the Lord and she was a faithful member of Hatley Missionary Baptist Church. Lucy was strong-willed and the Matriarch of her family who was loving and a great provider. She was very active in the lives of her family members. She attended the sports games of all her family and was an avid gardener. Lucy was a Cancer Survivor, having fought breast cancer in 1991 and lymphoma in 2000. She cherished the time she spent with her family, especially her grands, greats and her great-great-grand. Lucy liked to go shopping and listen to Gospel music, especially by Alan Jackson. Some of her favorite past-time activities included spending time with her cats, socializing while getting her hair cut, and eating out at Pickle on the Hill, Stanford’s, and Huddle House. She will be missed dearly by all that knew and loved her.

Those left to cherish her memories are her daughters, Sundra Vaughan King (George), Monda Vaughan Sizemore (Rick), and Pamela Vaughan Adair (Phil), all of Hatley, MS; her sister, Ruby Hill Hairston of Amory; 5 grandchildren, Walter King (Amber) of Madison, AL, Clint Adair (Hannah) of Bartlett, TN, Courtney Sizemore Adams (Evan) of Hatley, MS, Emily Adair Simmons (Lane) of Starkville, MS, and Brittany Sizemore Purnell (Marc) of Nesbit, MS; 11 great-grandchildren, Emma Kate, Dallas, and Brody King; Bryson Walters, Hatley and Eli Adair; Ty, Owen, and Charli Kate Adams; and Ava and Ashlyn Simmons; 1 great-great-grandchild, Audi Kathryn Moore; her 5 sister-in-laws, Ellene Vaughan, Sarah Pearson, Nancy Vaughan, Jane Sanders (L.C.), and Margaret Noe; and several nieces and nephews; numerous special friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and her parent-in-laws; her grandson, Derek King; her brothers, Robert Howard (Jimmie Nell), and Crosby (Mabel) Hill; her sister, Bettye Sue Pierce (Gilbert); brother-in-laws, George (Laverne), Gordon, Pete (Gladys), and Cecil Vaughan; Lee Roy Pearson; and Kenneth Noe.

Her Funeral Service will be at 3 PM, Tuesday, April 25 at E. E. Pickle Funeral Home, Amory, with Bro. Gary Self, Bro. Sidney Mc Leod, and Bro. Lloyd Minor officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Lewis Sanders, Lavies Vaughan, Van Pearson, Bobby Cantrell, Sammy Lewis and Cecil Vaughan. Honorary Pallbearers will be James Hairston, David Pickle and Kenny Noe.

Visitation will be on Tuesday from 12:45 pm until 2:45 pm at E. E. Pickle Funeral Home.

Memorials may be given to MD Anderson, PO Box 4486, Houston, TX, 77210; Sanctuary Hospice, PO Box 2177, Tupelo, MS 38803; Hatley Missionary Baptist Church, 60271 Hatley Road, Amory, MS, 38821.

Memories and condolences may be shared with her family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com.