Kenneth "Ken" M Vaughn

Ken Vaughn, 84, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2025.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Bethlehem Methodist Church in Reidsville, NC. Burial will follow the service at the church cemetery, after which the family will receive friends in the fellowship hall. The family will also welcome friends on Thursday and Friday at the family home on DeStefano Road, Eden.

Ken was born to Bessie Cox and George Vaughn, Sr on September 15, 1941 in Reidsville. The third of five children, he graduated from Appalachian State Teachers College in 1963, playing on their first ever soccer team. At Appalachian, he met and soon married his wife of 62 years, Joyce Carver.

Ken started his career in Cherryville, NC teaching US History and coaching football, basketball, and baseball. Soon Fieldcrest Cannon lured him back to Rockingham County for a 30-year career in textiles manufacturing. Here, he and Joyce raised their three children and enjoyed living near his extended family.

The family joined Bethlehem Methodist Church where Ken served in local missions, various committee positions, and as a trustee. In the 1980s, Ken was elected to and served as a member of the Rockingham County School Board. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, and golfer and enjoyed watching his children and grandchildren participate in their favorite activities. In their retirement, Ken and Joyce have enjoyed traveling by RV to national parks, touring museums, researching family genealogy, and visiting 47 of the 50 states.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Joyce Carver Vaughn; children, Monica Vaughn Harris (Jamie), Matt Vaughn (Debra), and Maria Vaughn Cagle (Chris); grandchildren, Rebecca Harris Carter (Jamie), Meredith Harris Pezzoni (Hayden), James

"Everette" Harris Jr., Drew Cagle, Carver Vaughn, and Eason Vaughn; great-grandchildren, Kara Chappell Pezzoni and Eliza Ruth Pezzoni; brother, David M. Vaughn; sister, Faye V. Barham; in addition to numerous nieces, nephews and other extended family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bethlehem Church or the Rockingham County Meals on Wheels program.