Marion Vaughan
Marion Frances Vaughan, 89, passed away on Friday, Dec. 9 at 9:10 a.m. at Martin Health Center, Bloomington.
A service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. at Westminster Village. A light lunch will be served after the service. A private family service will be held at a later date.
Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home is in charge of arrangements.
Marion was born July 12, 1927 in Stone, Kentucky. Her parents were Maxine and Lawrence K. Hearn. She married Raymond “Brick” Welcome Vaughan on September 20, 1947. Brick died on December 27, 2004.
She is survived by three daughters: Deborah Vaughan (Cory) Lathbury, Verona, Wisconsin, Susan Crumbaugh, Bloomington, and Robyn (Dave) Ashton, Newport Beach, Calif.
Marion had six grandchildren: Alex Lehmann, Madison, Wisc., Ryan (Molly) Lehmann, St. Michael, Minnesota, Andrew (Gina) Crumbaugh, Sibley, Ill., Amy Crumbaugh, Bloomington and Bryce and Bailey Ashton, Newport Beach, California. She also had seven great grandchildren: Jonah Frisch, Harper, Finley, Emerson and Lennon Lehmann, and Johnathon and Bradley Fields. Additionally, she is survived by two sisters: Louise (Len) Tucker, Austin Texas, and Pat (Bob) Gregory, Norris, Tennessee, as well as her brother Karl (Mary) Hearn, Fairfield, Illinois.
She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond W. (Brick), her parents, and a sister Carolyn (Tom) Wiley, Arlington, Tex.
Marion was a member of Chapter HP, P.E.O., History Club, Historical Society, a lifetime member of BroMenn Auxillary, and a former board member of the Y.W.C.A. and Bloomington Day Care. She was a 50-year member of Bloomington Country Club where she was five-time Women’s Golf Champion, and a 3rd flight champion in the 1979 I.W.G.A. State Tournament. Marion was thrilled to have three holes-in-one in her lifetime.
Marion was an avid golfer and loved tennis, travel, bridge, music, photography, and antiques.
She had some unique hobbies over the years including digging for antique bottles and antiquing in every city she visited. She loved to entertain friends and took great pleasure in planning parties. Most of all she loved her family and her many longtime and loyal friends. Brick and Marion loved their trips to Europe, Hawaii and Mexico, and two family Caribbean cruises. They had a wonderful life together.
Although Marion suffered the effects of Parkinson’s in the final years of her life, she met each challenge with dignity and grace. She treated all those around her with love and respect and greatly appreciated the loving care she received at Martin Health Center. She touched many lives and will be greatly missed by her friends and family.
Don’t cry because it’s over,
Smile because it happened.
Dr. Seuss
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Westminster Village Employee Fund. The family wants to thank every employee and staff member for the loving and personal care she received.
Online condolences may be made to www.calvertmemorial.com.
