Thomas "Gary" Vaughn

Obituary For Thomas "Gary" Vaughn

Thomas “Gary” Vaughn, 77 of Bellevue, TX passed away at his home, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, September 12th, 2023.

Funeral services will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15th, at the Bellevue United Methodist Church, with Pastor Greg Parr officiating.

Burial will follow at Bellevue Cemetery.

Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 14th, at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.

Gary was born May 12, 1946 in Bowie, TX to Ida Mae (Hunt) Vaughn McWilliams. He attended Bellevue and Bowie schools, graduating from Bellevue High School in 1964, where he excelled in baseball, football, and basketball. He received many sports awards culminating being named All American Honorable Mention in Basketball in 1964.

Gary enlisted in the United States Air Force after graduation, serving 7 years. He was deployed as a communication specialist to Tan Son Nhut, during the Vietnam War.

On June 27, 1986, Gary married the love of his life, Cindy (Orton) Erwin in Henrietta, TX, they resided in Bellevue, until his passing. He was a role model to all the children, grandkids and great-grandkids.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Ida Mae McWilliams, brothers Joe and Jackie, and grandson, Britt Williams.

His family, continuing to carry on his memory, includes his beloved wife, Cindy; children, Dana Williams and husband Mark of Burleson, TX, Joe Erwin and wife Charlotte of Mineral Wells, TX, Ronnie Erwin and fiance Mollie Carpenter of Bowie; siblings Beverly Myers and husband Steve of Bowie and Lanny Hunt of Bowie; 9 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, should friends desire, memorials can be made in honor of Gary to the Bellevue Ex-Students Association Scholarship at 2405 Kell Blvd. Suite 100 Wichita Falls, TX 76308 or the Bellevue Methodist Church at P.O. Box 245 Bellevue, TX 76228.

Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.