Beth Vaughn

Beth was born, along with her brother Ben, on July 8, 1959 in Dallas, Texas. She was fortunate to have lived in many places while growing up including Texas, California, Alaska and Colorado. Her family loved to travel and they visited almost all of the fifty states as well as many countries in Europe and Asia.

After graduating high school in Evergreen, Colorado, Beth attended college on a volleyball scholarship. She graduated from East Texas State University with a BBA in 1981. She then worked as an oil and gas accountant in Dallas, Texas and Vancouver, Washington before returning to school.

Beth earned her Master's in Forestry in 1994 and began working for the Florida Forest Service in 1995. Early in her career she served as a Forester, Environmental Specialist, and Environmental Manager in the Suwannee District. When she retired in February 2016, after twenty-one years of service, she was as a Senior Management Analyst Supervisor in the Director's Office.

Beth enjoyed the simple things in life - a day at the beach, visits with family and friends and especially a good cup of coffee. Her life ended too soon and she will be dearly missed by many.

Beth was preceded in death by her father, J.B Vaughn. Her survivors include her wife, Ronda Sutphen of Tallahassee, her mother, Dorothy Vaughn of Tallahassee, her brother Ben Vaughn, his wife Marijo, her nephew Justin and her niece Marisa of Purcellville, Virginia. She is also survived by her father-in-law, Ronald Sutphen and her mother-in-law Lydia Sutphen of Clyde, Texas as well as her sister-in-law Stacey Stevens and her husband Scott and nephews Jake and Cooper of Houston, Texas. Other survivors include her Uncle, Scottie Deel and his wife Jean of Kingsport, Tennessee as well as several cousins, many dear friends and her faithful canine companion, Dallas.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home at 1737 Riggins Road in Tallahassee, Florida on Thursday, June 23rd at 3pm. In lieu of flowers, Beth's family kindly requests that donations be provided to the Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee where she spent her final days.