Mr. Gerald Ellis Vaughn

VAUGHN, Mr. Gerald Ellis - Age 79, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:00 AM Monday, December 11, 2023, at Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church, 3502 Lapeer Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM Pastor Rabon Turner, officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Monday. Mr. Vaughn will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday with family present from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM to receive friends. Mr. Gerald Ellis Vaughn was born December 22, 1943 in Flint, Michigan, the son of William Vaughn Sr. and Emma Wright. As a lifelong resident of Flint, Michigan, he attended Flint Central High School, where he was a notable athlete as member of the football and track team; know as “Little Mr. Big”. During which time, he entered the United States Army where he earned his GED. Gerald Vaughn worked as a proud skilled tradesman of General Motors for 42+ years. He loved working with his hands and often was described as a “Handy Man” or a Jack-of-all-Trades”. One of his favorite hobbies, he loved putting together 2000 PIECE puzzles in his spare time. But above all else, he served as a faithful minister of music at numerous churches in the surrounding Flint area: First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, Exciting Family Faith Outreach Center, Faith City, Greater Flint Outreach and Shay Lake Non-Denominational Christian Church (Silverwood, MI). As we all know, HE LOVED TO PRAISE THE LORD AND TEACH THE WORD! He and his proud wife became member of Grace Emmanuel Baptist church as of October 2022. Mr. Gerald Ellis Vaughn leaves to cherish his memory: his beautiful wife, Azarene Vaughn of whom he recently celebrated 50 years of marriage; daughter, Stephanie Vaughn (Matthew Jackson) of Swartz Creek, MI; son, Terence (Consuela) Vaughn; daughter, Johnese Vaughn (Consuela Lopez) of Flint; daughter, Paulette (Maurice) Adams of Grand Blanc, MI; god-daughter, Ashla (Sterling) Lane of California; grandchildren, Ebony Breedlove (Jamal Atkins) of Flint; Ernest Butler Jr. of Washington; Darien Vaughn of Ypsilanti, MI; Mauriana Adams of Grand Blanc, MI; Ayesha Towner; Dre’Shon Burt; Ajavianna (Devonte) Robinson of Flint; great-grandchildren, Je’Quez Jr. and Je’Quaylin Barnett of Flint; god-grandchildren, Divine Lane of California and Sterling “Duece” Lane II of California; special nephews, Harold (Maxine) Vaughn of Georgia, Andrew (Aurelia) Carson of California, Billy Vaughn of Georgia and Bryan (William) Carson of Pittsburgh, PA; special nieces, Carmen Hewitt of Maryland, Bonita (George) Smith, Lynn (Eric) Williams, all of Flint, Angela Vaughn of Mt. Morris, Annette (Charles) Blue of Flint and Tiana (Dwayne) Harrington of Burton, MI; sisters-in-law, Lorene Haynes of Flint and Deloras Vaughn of Mt. Morris, MI; brother-in-law, Paul (Joyce) Reynolds of Flint. He has a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Bessie “Mom” Wiley of Silverwood, MI, Pastor Reginald & Darlene Wolfolk of Grand Blanc, MI, Tommya a.k.a. “Skeet” (Jackie) Blair of Flint .Mr. Vaughn was the patriarch of his family, he was preceded in death by his parents, William Sr. and Emma Vaughn; brothers, William “Bill” Vaughn, Harold Vaughn and John Vaughn; sisters, Gladys (Frank) Battle, Janie (Andrew) Carson, Georgia (Vaughn) Raspberry; nephew, Richard (Tonya) Battle; and niece, Tracy Vaughn.

Mr. Gerald Ellis Vaughn

December 22, 1943 - November 29, 2023