Claudia Mae (Smith) Vaughn

Claudia Mae Vaughn, 77, of Shawneetown, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 2:04 p.m., at the St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Ind.  She was born on September 10, 1939 in Shawneetown, the daughter of the late Joe Claude and Alice May (Back) Smith.  Claudia married Jackie Lee Vaughn on September 22, 1962.   She is survived by her loving husband Jackie Lee Vaughn of Shawneetown; two sons, Jackie and Tina Vaughn Jr. of Shawneetown, Larry Michael Lewis of Spring Lake, NC; two daughters, Linda Sue Adams and  Mary Alice Anderson both of Spring Lake, NC;  two brothers, Elmer Smith of Carmi and James Smith of Brandon, Fla.; several grandchildren and great grandchildren.  Claudia was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Terry David Vaughn; two sisters, Josephine Pinkston and Pauline Back; one brother, Joe Smith.  Visitation for Claudia will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 10 a.m. until service time at 12 p.m. Noon, at the Vickery Funeral Chapel in Shawneetown.  The Rev. Michael Rushing will officiate the service with burial at the Westwood Cemetery near Shawneetown.