Sadie Vaughn Dunn

Sadie Vaughn Dunn, age 94, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Albert Royce Dunn, departed this life Thursday morning, August 1, 2024 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville.

Sadie was born April 6, 1930 in Collierville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Andrew Granville Vaughn and Mary Elizabeth Wilson Vaughn. She graduated from Collierville High School and was a member of Emanuel Baptist Church.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Dunn was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Vaughn; two sisters, Etheleen Vaughn Smith and Mable Elizabeth Vaughn Noe; and three brothers, A.G. Vaughn, Jr., Jack Lanier Vaughn and Clifford Vaughn.

Mrs. Dunn is survived by two daughters, Emily Dunn Waller (Billy) and Sharon D. “Sherry” Blanton (Kel); her son, Albert Lyle Dunn (Tammy); six grandchildren, William Royce Waller, James Andrew Simons (Brandy), John Michael Simons (Jacque), David Benjamin Dunn (Whitney), Jessica Alysun Dunn Garrett (Wesley) and Adam Dunn; and eleven great-grandchildren.

Graveside Services for Mrs. Dunn were held at 1 P.M. Friday, August 2, 2024 at Bethlehem Cemetery in Moscow with Bro. David Reeves, pastor of Midway Baptist Church in Whiteville, officiating.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers were William R. Waller, Andy Simons, Mike Simons, Adam Dunn, Dana Blanton and Wesley Garrett.

The family requests that memorials be directed to St. Jude Memorial Giving, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or to the charity of the donor’s choice.