JoNell Vaughan

JoNell Vaughn, 84, of Silsbee, died Wednesday, August 1, 2018, peacefully at her son’s house in Newton County. She was born on May 24, 1934, in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, to Sarah Marshall Smith and Floyd Smith.

JoNell was a very strong and faithful Christian lady. She was a member of Caney Head Assembly of God and was very active in her church, teaching Sunday School classes and attending Women’s Ministry. JoNell retired from Lamar University where she taught Cosmetology. She also taught at several of the local Cosmetology Schools around the Beaumont area.

She was a twenty years member of The Order of the Eastern Star. JoNell was initiated on January 13, 1998, at Silsbee Chapter, #298 where she served as Worthy Matron in 2002-2003 and again in 2010-2011.   JoNell enjoyed attending meetings and was well loved by her Eastern Star sisters and brothers.

JoNell loved her family and was the happiest when they were around. She also fostered around twenty teenage girls, teaching them good values and the love of Jesus. She loved all these girls and treated them as family.

Survivors include her husband, Austin Vaughan; children, Donovan Keith Maloy, Jr. and his wife, Robbie, of Mauriceville; Terryl Lynn Maloy of Silsbee; Kathleen Maloy Stutz and her husband, Philip, of Mauriceville; step-children, Curt Vaughan; Tim Vaughan; and Sharon Tremper of Kerrville; sister, Mary Dee Amend of Soper, Oklahoma; brother, Jarvis Smith of Caddo, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Trey Maloy, Amy Howard, Kristi Bond, Courtney Maloy, David Maloy, Caitlyn Wickersham, Alexandra Stutz, Tina McKay, Shane Bartell, Dustin Bartell, Blair Bartell, Angie Vaughan, Trisha Vaughan Gillis, Kelsie Vaughan, Devon Vaughan, Colton Vaughan, Kimberly Vaughan Kimm, Ashley Paige, Cullen Paige, and Cameron Vaughan; great-grandchildren, Hunter Maloy, Madison Maloy, Jodee Maloy, Vivienne Bond, George Bond, Henry Bond, Cassidy Howard, Zelda Wickersham, Annabell Bartell, Brady Bartell, Thomas Kimm, Stephen Gillis, and Scarlett Paige; her special children, Destiny Jasso, Tierney Lyons Harris, and Laticia Perez; and godchild, Tyler Thomas. She is preceded in death by her parents; and grandson, Joshua Stutz.

A gathering of JoNell’s family and friends will begin at 12:00 p.m., with her service at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Her interment will follow at R.S. Farmer Memorial Park, Silsbee.