Courtland – Clyde Hayes Vaughan, 87, passed away January 29, 2020 in his home with his family by his side.  He was a son of the late Clyde and Martha Lankford Vaughan and was also predeceased by a sister Jean Hicks and a brother Richard Lee Vaughan.  Clyde was a retired Lead Lab Analyst at Hercules, Inc. and a former high school basketball referee.  He was a member of Courtland Baptist Church having formerly served as a deacon and a Sunday school teacher.  Clyde was a collector of antique battery operated toys and always eager to give advice on the stock market.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife Shirley Bateman Vaughan; two daughters Dianne Guse (Steve) of Williamsburg and Donna Howell (David) of Courtland, VA; two sons Dean Vaughan (Babbi Slack) of Berlin, MD and Doug Vaughan (Carla) of Murrells Inlet, SC; two step-daughters Pamela Mihovch (C.C.) of Wanchese, NC and Susan Johnson of Winterhaven, FL; a sister Peggy Holland (Frank) of Suffolk; a twin brother Carl Vaughan (Ann) of Brentwood, TN; eleven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and his dog Sir Tesla and cat Prissy.

A Graveside Service will be held at 2 PM Saturday, February 1, 2020 in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin.  The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Friday in Wright Funeral Home and suggests that memorial donations be made to the Southampton County Animal Shelter, P. O. Box 70, Courtland, VA 23837.

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