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Barbara Anne Vaughn
September 20, 1949 - February 5, 2021
PUBLIC VIEWING (Walk Through Only)
Sunday, February 14, 2021
1PM – 5PM
Corprew Funeral Home
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Monday, February 15, 2021
12:00 Noon
E.G. “Tip” Corprew Jr. Memorial Chapel of Corprew Funeral Home
1822 Portsmouth Blvd.
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Rev. Dr. Warren E. Amlet, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, South Portsmouth – officiating
FINAL RESTING PLACE
Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
3920 Airline Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23321
Due to the current pandemic, services are limited to immediate family and invited guests only.
COVID19 REGULATIONS FOR ATTENDING VIEWING AND CHAPEL SERVICES AT CORPREW FUNERAL HOME
Due to the recent increase in COVID19 cases, the governor of Virginia has established guidelines to reduce the spread of this pandemic virus. In an effort to keep our families, staff and facilities protected and safe, we are asking that all visitors comply with the following directives:
** Be subject to temperature checks, hand sanitation and social distancing of nothing less than 6 feet within the facility
**Facial coverings that cover the nose and mouth are required and must remain on while inside of the facilities for viewing and services
** Refrain from kissing, hugging, embracing others as your enter or leave the facilities to help reduce the spread of the virus
** If you are experiencing a cold or flu-like symptoms, please do not enter the funeral home at any time
** Chapel services are limited to 10 People, per Governor’s New Order and Mandate effective Monday, December 14, 2020
** During viewing hours, visitors may enter 10 at a time through a walk through process of viewing the deceased without lingering or having a large gathering
It is our sincere effort and duty to ensure that the families we serve will be safe and protected during this pandemic. Our facility is sanitized hourly to disinfect and safeguard against the spread of the COVID19 virus. May God bless you and your families and keep us safe in His care. Thank you for continuing to allow us to serve you in your time of need and bereavement.
You may leave condolences to the family at www.corprewfuneralhome.net
Our beloved mother and grandmother was called home on February 5, 2021. With her loving and supportive family by her side, she fought her illness courageously and passed away peacefully at home.
Barbara Ann (Pitchford) Vaughn was born in Gumberry, North Carolina on September 20, 1949. She was the fifth child to Isaac and Mary Pitchford.
Barbara was educated through Portsmouth Public Schools and completed two years at Tidewater Community College. She worked at General Electric Company until they closed in the mid 80’s, when she later became the first female fork lift driver. She then began working at BASF (Virginia Chemical) Corporation in Portsmouth VA, until the closing of the plant in 2007, at which time she retired.
One of Barbara’s favorite outlets was playing softball, centerfield every summer. She was also fond of basketball and football. She was a die-hard Redskins fan. She also loved to swing dance and was very good at it. She was also the Business Manager of two social and saving clubs, The Bachelorettes and The Les Femmes of Tidewater, which affiliated with the American Legion. She also took pride in planning trips.
She was married to Harvey Eugene Reid of PA; together they had three children, Felicia (Lisa) Edmonds, Francine Ellis and Harvella (Gena) Reid. She later married Melvin Vaughn but they divorced after many years. She then met her long term companion, Tyrone Staton.
She leaves to cherish her memory three children: Felicia Marchell Edmonds of Chesapeake, VA, Francine Ellis of Chesapeake, VA, Harvella Eugenia Reid (Antonio) of Chesapeake, VA; two sisters, Mae Ethel Parker of Florida and Mary Ann Davenport (Johnnie) of Norfolk, VA; one aunt, Audie Boone of North Carolina; one uncle, Charles Roberts of PA; nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, a host of nieces and nephews; a son-in-law, whom she considered a son, Kevin Edmonds; and her long term companion, Tyrone Staton. She has lots of friends, with a special emphasis on “The Girls”.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac Lee Pitchford, Sr., and Mary Roberts Pitchford; four brothers, James Lover Kee, Thomas Kee, Arthur Wiggins Kee, and Isaac Lee Pitchford, Jr.
“Barbara’s loving spirit will live on in the hearts of her family and friends. This day is remembered and quietly kept, and we shall never forget, for those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen and unheard but always near; so loved, so missed and so dear. We must remember that God is always there.”