Roma E. Vaughn

March 25, 1924-Nov. 29, 2008

Roma E. Vaughn, 84, of 1207 9th St., Bedford, died at 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at Dunn Memorial Hospital in Bedford.

Born March 25, 1924, in Bluffton, IN, she was the daughter of Charles and Nora (Elick) Decker. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Bedford. She graduated from Indiana University with Bachelor’s of Science and Master’s degrees. She was a teacher for Shawswick, Oolitic, Needmore, Shoals and Mitchell schools. She was a member of the Retired Teacher’s Association and a member of the AAUW. Survivors include one daughter, Nora Coulter of Fairfax, Va.; three sons, George Stephen (Steve) Vaughn and his wife Karen of Greenwood, Thomas J. Vaughn of Bedford Junction, and Eric P. Vaughn of Herndon, Virginia; one granddaughter, Jessica Coulter. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers Dale, Bruce and Jack, two sisters Carol and Rowena.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Day & Carter Mortuary in Bedford. Memorial contributions can be made to the White River Humane Society, 3511 Pumphouse Road, Bedford, IN 47421.