Joann

Vaughn

Mrs. Joann Vaughn, age 92 of Sparta passed away peacefully at her home the morning of November 13, 2026.

Joann was born December 24, 1933 in Sparta, Tennessee to the late William David and Verna Seals England. She often joked that she was the best Christmas present that they could have received that year.

She was a devoted member of Findley Methodist Church, where her faith and church family were an important part of her life. She was a skilled seamstress, avid gardener, and an excellent cook. Among her many sewing accomplishments, she had the honor of sewing the first white county flag. She was affectionately known as “Mema” by her two grandsons. She was employed at Spartan Industries before staying home to raise her two sons. She later returned to work at Brady Printing Company, where she worked for more than 40 years.

In addition to her parents, She was preceded in death by her husband, James Daniel (JD) Vaughn; her son, Daryl Lindsey Vaughn; two grandsons, Daniel Martin Vaughn and William Jacob Vaughn and two sisters, Joyce Raper and Shirley Ward.

Survivors include her son, David Vaughn, and wife Courtney; grandsons, Tyler Vaughn and Dalton Vaughn, and wife, Emmakate; along with many other family members and friends.

Funeral services will be conducted 1:00pm Monday, November 16, 2026 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home with burial in New Bon Air Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 11:00am Monday at Hunter Funeral Home. Paul Allen will officiate.

Honored to serve as pallbearers will be Dalton Vaughn, Tyler Vaughn, Wiliam Raper, John David Raper, Doug Raper, and Levi Whittaker

Memorials may be made to New Bon Air Cemetery in care of Hunter Funeral Home, PO Box 90, Sparta, TN 38583