Derek Vaughn age 33 of Hillview returned to his Heavenly Father on September 27, 2018. He leaves to cherish his memory his father, William Vaughn; mother, Justina Vaughn; son, Jordan Vaughn; daughter, Savannah Vaughn; fiancé, Shannon Mumford; brother, Shane Vaughn; step sister, Victoria Drake; grandmother, Joyce Ferguson; 4 aunts, 4 uncles and a host of other family and friends. Funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. on Friday in the chapel at Hardy-Close Funeral Home 285 South Buckman Street in Shepherdsville with cremation to follow. Friends may pay their respects from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday at Hardy - Close Funeral Home. Obituary on www.hardyclosefuneralhome.com.