Jerry Wells Vaughan

Jerry Wells Vaughan, 74, of Cordova, passed away Monday, February 24, 2014. Mr Vaughan was born December 28, 1939, in Haywood County, TN, to Vellum P. Vaughan and Mary Alice Wells Vaughan. A graduate of Haywood County High School, Mr. Vaughan was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He retired as Police Chief for the town of Derma, MS, and he was also a retired Construction Estimator and Project Manager with Argo Construction Corporation of Cordova, TN. Mr. Vaughan was an avid outdoors sportsman, enjoying fishing and hunting. He was an accomplished crappie fisherman and a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals Fan. Mr. Vaughan was also a semi-pro fast pitch softball player for the U.S. Air Force. He was a licensed baseball and softball umpire in the state of Mississippi. Mr. Vaughan was a member of Derma Baptist Church in Derma, MS, but most recently attended Barton United Methodist Church in Barton, MS. He is survived by his loving wife, Hazel Helms Vaughan, his son, Jerry Wells Vaughan, Jr. (Jay) and his daughter-in-law Leslie Dalferes Vaughan (Sissy). Mr. Vaughan also leaves to cherish his memory: his grandson, Grady Neelis Vaughan, his granddaughter, Macy Wells Vaughan, his three brothers, Ted A. Vaughan (Peggy), Ronny F. Vaughan (Joanne), and Gary Howard (Bettye). He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Alice Wells Vaughan, his father, Vellum P. Vaughan, and his step-mother, Virginia Blankenship Vaughan. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Baptist Trinity Hospice House, 1520 W. Poplar Ave, Collierville, TN 38017, or Wings Cancer Foundation, 100 N. Humphreys Blvd, Memphis, TN 38120.