Wanda Lee Rice Vaughn

Wanda Lee Rice Vaughn, 89, of Jonesboro, formerly of Delaplaine, went to be with our Lord July 10, 2015 at her home. She is survived by many relatives and friends. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro. She was born June 10, 1926; she was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Vaughn of sixty-four years; parents: Thomas Lee Rice and Samantha Getson Rice; her grandparents: Jack and Rachel Getson and Susan Dalton Rice.
Mrs. Vaughn was a graduate of Stephens College and Arkansas State University. She also attended Oklahoma University. She was a retired teacher, having served in the Delaplaine and Hoxie school system where she taught English, Speech, and Drama. For a short time she taught Drama at Williams Baptist College. She also wrote and directed the outdoor dramas “Mother of Counties” for Lawrence County and “The Heritage Trail” and “The Crowley’s Ridge Story” for Greene County. At one time she was a member of the Greene County Library Board, Delta Kappa Gamma teachers’ sorority, and the Arkansas State University Foundation.

Funeral service will be conducted at Emerson Funeral Home in Jonesboro on Monday, July 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. by Arliss Dickerson, preceded by a period of visitation for family and friends from 1:00 until service time. Eulogists are Reverend Warner Allen and Charlotte Rogers Myers. Pallbearers are Steve May, Fred Schmidt, Keith Mosbey, Frank Rice, Jim Finley and Jack French. Honorary pallbearers are Garland Gilmore, Bill Lovelady, members of the Hoxie High School Class of 1966: members of the Arliss Dickerson Adult Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church, Jonesboro; Tom Waldron; Angie Schmidt; Debbie Schmidt; Cathy and Bill Caldwell; Pam and Joe Clay Young; Robert and Mary Poe Ascione; Jerry Gladden; Rick Myers; Tom and Darlene Moore; Robert Norvell; Robert Jones; Scot Snodgrass; Donald Guinn; and Paul and Gail Osborn. Music will be provided by Darlene Moore. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens in Paragould.

For those wishing to leave a lasting memorial, the family of the deceased asks that consideration be given to the Salvation Army, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis or the Northeast Arkansas Humane Society of Jonesboro.