GOLDEN – Services for Julie MaChelle Hughes Vaughn, 39, of Golden, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 4, 2013, at Pilgrim Rest No. 2 Baptist Church, Golden, with Bro. Craig Kearby officiating.
Burial will be in Pilgrim Rest No. 2 Cemetery, Golden, under direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba.
Mrs. Vaughn passed away Sunday, December 30, 2012, at her residence in Golden.
She was born November 1, 1973, in Tyler, to Larry Curtis and Retha Faye Carroll Hughes. She was a lifelong resident of the Golden area. Julie was a graduate of Pilgrim Rest Christian Academy, and was in the Jacksonville College Choir in 1992-1994. She married Joel Vaughn June 11, 1994, in Golden. Julie was a loving wife, mother, and daughter. She worked for Dunahoe Insurance in Mineola, homeschooled her sons and was an active member of Pilgrim Rest No. 2 Baptist Church, where she served as organist, Sunday School secretary, and organized church parties.
She was preceded in death by grandfather, Chilton Hughes; grandparents Gene and Dorothy Carroll; uncles, Loy Carroll and Sammy Carroll; aunt, Alva Carroll; and cousins, Tony Carroll and Mike Carroll.
Survivors include her husband of 18 years, Joel Vaughn of Golden; sons, Justin Colt Vaughn, Dakota Jake Vaughn, and Brannon Curtis Vaughn all of Golden; parents, Larry and Faye Hughes of Golden; sister, Pamala RaChelle Douglas and husband Doug of Austin; grandmother, Chesteen Hughes of Golden; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Don and Sonja Vaughn of Ames, Oklahoma; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Doug and Tanie Vaughn of Decatur, and Brent and Lisa Vaughn of Phoenix, Arizona; 2 nieces and a nephew; 2 great nieces and 2 great nephews; numerous other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers are James Parker, Alex Gonzalez, Chris Harpold, Bobby Wilkinson, Doug Douglas, Jon Allen, and Chris Carroll.
Honorary Pallbearers are Wayne Carroll and David Bier.
Memorials may be made to Pilgrim Rest No. 2 Baptist Church Youth Group, PO Box 99, Golden, 75444.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home 6-8 pm Thursday.



Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home
300 W. Holley Street, P. O. Box 380
Alba, Texas 75410
903-765-2311
Fax 903-765-2512

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