Margaret Jackson Vaughn

1944 - 2024

A life-long and proud Memphian, Margaret Jackson Vaughn passed away on July 31, 2024, in the company of her devoted daughters, Laney Vaughn Simonton (Andrew) and Sheila Vaughn Cassady. Margaret led a long and fulfilling life as a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

Born during World War II on October 19, 1944, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, she was the youngest of four children born to US Army Lt. Colonel Kenneth Gordon Jackson and Elizabeth Willins Jackson, both of whom were also born in Memphis. A graduate of East High School and Memphis State University, she followed her father to become a Certified Public Accountant, passing the difficult exam on her first try, and she worked for a half-century for the law firm, Hanover, Walsh, Jalenak & Blair (later Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh). Generous, kind, joyful, compassionate, loving, witty, and friendly are inadequate words to describe Margaret whose smile lit every room she entered. Margaret loved being a cheerleading sponsor for almost a decade as well as being an avid Memphis Tiger fan attending basketball and football games with her family. She never tired of exploring the streets of Memphis or the Mid-South Fair or the annual Fourth of July parade on Aurora Circle. Margaret was a lifelong member of St. John's Episcopal Church and in recent years attended Hope Presbyterian Church. She married the love of her life Emmett R. Vaughn and mightily mourned his passing in 2022.

In addition to their daughters, she enjoyed two grandsons, Parker J. Cassady (Mallory) and Chase V. Cassady. Also left to cherish her memory include her sister, Betty Hume, her brother, Kenneth T. Jackson (Barbara), numerous nieces, nephews and close friends. Very simply, Margaret Jackson Vaughn was a bright light whose glowing memory will endure for years to come.

A Celebration of her life will be scheduled this fall.

Donations can be made to honor Margaret to The House of Mews, P.O. Box 751315, Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee, or a charity of the donor's choice.