Barbara Anne Vaughan

Barbara Ann Vaughan, 77, of Cabell Huntington Rehabilitation Center, formerly of St. Albans, West Virginia, passed away on Saturday January 16, 2016, after a long battle with dementia. Barbara was born October 18, 1938 in Morgantown, West Virginia, to the late Harry William Largent and Lucille Cunningham Largent. In 1954, she graduated from Morgantown High School. She was a 1958 graduate of West Virginia University, where she earned her Bachelor and Master degrees in English. She was an active member of Chi Omega Sorority. She served in numerous social and civic organizations throughout her life, including President of the St. Albans Women’s Club. Barbara was a school teacher for many years where she was employed by the Kanawha, Putnam and Cabell County Boards of Education. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, the late John William Vaughan, MD. Left to celebrate her life and cherish the memories are her daughter, Amy Anne Vaughan, MD., and son-in-law, Christopher Keaton, of Cannonsburg, Kentucky; and, her daughter, Heather Miller of Sissonville, West Virginia. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m., on Friday, January 22, 2016 at Reger Funeral Home, in Huntington, West Virginia, with the Reverend Kevin Lantz officiating. Friends may gather with the family at 12:00 p.m., until the time of service. A brief burial service will be conducted thereafter at the Cunningham Memorial Park in St. Albans. Anyone wishing to make a donation to the American Alzheimer’s Association and/or the Hoops Family Children’s Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital would be greatly appreciated by the family. Reger Funeral Home of Huntington is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com.