Helen "Sue" Vaughn
- Clemson, SC
Helen Kate "Sue" Vaughn of Clemson, South Carolina, died on Sunday, April 8, 2012, at her home. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Joseph Haid, Jr.
Mrs. Vaughn graduated from Lynchburg College in 1963 and the University of Virginia in 1965. She and her husband of 48 years, Edward Allen Vaughn, moved to Clemson in 1966. After spending two years abroad in Manchester, England, they returned to Clemson in 1969 and raised four daughters. Mrs. Vaughn was a beloved homemaker as well as an employee of Tri-County Technical College and Oconee Medical Center. She took great joy in supporting with her husband a number of organizations and charities in the area. She was especially fond of planning and hosting holiday gatherings of close friends and family.
Early in her career, Mrs. Vaughn was a special education teacher at the Children�??s Rehabilitation Center in Charlottesville, Virginia; West Market Elementary School in Anderson, South Carolina; and the Telford School in Manchester, England. For the last 35 years, she was a devoted volunteer for the Whitten Center Parents�?? Club in Clinton, South Carolina, and served a term as president.
Mrs. Vaughn is survived by her husband; four daughters, Julia Lynne Blauwkamp of Westminster, Maryland, Jennifer Sue Vaughn of Durham, North Carolina, Katherine Mae Vaughn of Clinton, South Carolina, and Deborah Ann Vaughn Crader of Clemson, South Carolina; two sons-in-law, Ross Alan Blauwkamp of Westminster, Maryland, and Benjamin Boyce Crader of Clemson, South Carolina; and six grandchildren, Katherine Grace TianXi Blauwkamp, Kaili GuangYu Blauwkamp, Zachary FuHai Blauwkamp, Ian ChuanXi Blauwkamp, Helen Katherine Crader, and Henry Boyce Crader. One brother, Robert Gunther Haid, predeceased her.
A graveside service for Mrs. Vaughn will be held at Old Stone Church Cemetery on Wednesday, April 11at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Whitten Center Parents�?? Club, care of Ms. Marlene D. Woods, secretary, 304 Dixon Street, Clinton, South Carolina 29325.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, SC.