Advertisement

Helen A. <I>Pherrin</I> Vaughn

Advertisement

Helen A. Pherrin Vaughn

Birth
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
16 Jun 2019 (aged 89)
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Age 89, a daughter of the late Myron Samuel and Esther Mae Conner Pherrin. Helen graduated from Millcreek High School. She owned and operated Helen's Hideaway for several years, where she sold and also taught lessons on how to make pottery. She also worked for the Millcreek School District as a bus driver and at Yates Plastics Company. Helen was very talented and artistic. She was named Volunteer of the Year for the State of Pennsylvania by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post #470 in 2008. Helen was also a Gold Star Mother of the Women's Auxiliary.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John M. Vaughn; three sons, John M. Vaughn, who was killed in Vietnam, David M. Vaughn and Gerald L. Vaughn; and a sister, Mary Ellen Leech.

She is survived by four children, Clifford, Linda, Raymond and Randy Vaughn; two grandchildren; two sisters, Emily Peterson and Esther Marie Pherrin; and several nieces and nephews.
Age 89, a daughter of the late Myron Samuel and Esther Mae Conner Pherrin. Helen graduated from Millcreek High School. She owned and operated Helen's Hideaway for several years, where she sold and also taught lessons on how to make pottery. She also worked for the Millcreek School District as a bus driver and at Yates Plastics Company. Helen was very talented and artistic. She was named Volunteer of the Year for the State of Pennsylvania by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post #470 in 2008. Helen was also a Gold Star Mother of the Women's Auxiliary.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John M. Vaughn; three sons, John M. Vaughn, who was killed in Vietnam, David M. Vaughn and Gerald L. Vaughn; and a sister, Mary Ellen Leech.

She is survived by four children, Clifford, Linda, Raymond and Randy Vaughn; two grandchildren; two sisters, Emily Peterson and Esther Marie Pherrin; and several nieces and nephews.


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Created by: Edie
  • Added: Jun 22, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200367087/helen_a-vaughn: accessed ), memorial page for Helen A. Pherrin Vaughn (5 Oct 1929–16 Jun 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 200367087, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Edie (contributor 46739327).