Eva "Annette" Vaughan

Eva Vaughan ObituaryObituary published on Legacy.com by Broussard's Mortuary - Silsbee on Mar. 11, 2026.Eva "Annette" Vaughan, 86, of Lumberton, died Monday, March 9, 2026. She was born on October 27, 1939, in Port Arthur, to Josie Mae Craine Wilson and Freddie Reasy Wilson." Annette " was named after a French woman her mother met in New Orleans and deeply admired. Like her name Annette was elegant with a breathtaking beauty. For her daughters she was " mother " for her husband she was " baby ". Mother was brilliant, Summa cum laude, a walking encyclopedia with a photographic memory.Mother was a woman with a sense of humor with just enough fineish that when conversations reached an awkward weight, her quick wit with a long sigh and a side look ended in a burst of laughter.A fresh breeze of eloquence blew in our lives.Mother knew Dad thought she was beautiful. My mother and dad were childhood sweethearts, and my dad absolutely adored her and protected her fiercely. Mother's lovely southern drawl could stretch out Dad's name "R-i-i-i-ch-ard" with more syllables than the English language could manage. Dad studied the word of God. Mother helped him speak it. Mother was the "stand by your man" woman through all kinds of crises.For her daughters, Mother was always there from colds where she literally sat by the bed, putting trays on our lap, a tv dinner, and a sundae. We loved being sick.From elementary through college, she was our tutor calling out questions over and over again using methods of pegging she called it for our memory. We learned the art of a table place setting, being a good host for a party, answering the phone with " this is the Vaughan Residence may I help you". Mother was a true storyteller who introduced us to literature with our own library card in the summer from the Jefferson Library. We read literature of Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice and Little Women. Nights watching Dracula movies with popcorn balls were effectively wonderful. If we chewed gum, we were instantly sanctioned with quips and a hand cupped with a napkin for disposal. Halloween she could improvise in a moment with a sheet and holes for a ghost. We were the neighborhood home where ornaments were painted at Christmas with neighbor children and sheets across clothes lines for acting productions.For her grandchildren she was " Mi Mi " and their advocate against all types of discipline or punishment. Mother often said if she had raised my three boys they would be in San Quentin.For her nieces she was " Auntie" who indulged them singularly with just her.For her son-in-law, Bryan, he could do no wrong. Often, he was her " favorite " one; probably for marrying me and taking on the whole bunch of us. They backed each other on small disputes.For her Lord, she knew him well. A memory I have of that relationship, was I had a little dog named 'Roxi" a small Yorkie who disappeared. I lamented about it for two weeks. Mother finally said I am going to pray and went in the other room and came back and said, "Go to Mitchell Road and somewhere on that road, God will give you a sign". I promptly left drove down Mitchell Road slowly and sure enough there was a cardboard sign that said "Lost and Found" with a phone number. I called the number and a woman answered describing my "Roxi" and I found her and a new respect for Mother. She knew "Jesus" and he knew "her". Mother taught us to pray as children and to trust him by example. Mother's deep understanding of Christ and her quiet ways in introducing him to others was admirable. I have no doubt that on the day of her death she met Christ face to face and then ran into the arms of my father for all eternity. Our Mother, Dad's baby, grandchildren's Mi Mi and Nieces "Auntie" and for a church family "Ms. Annette". As sung by Nat King Cole " Unforgettable " Mother was like a song that clings to me and forever more that's how she'll stay" " UNFORGETTABLE".FOR THOSE WHO LOVED AND CARED FOR "MI MI" :Te Lo Agradecer and Mil Mucha Gracia" De (todo) corazon for the last year of her life on this earth.Son-in-law, Bryan LaineGranddaughter, Naoki RoyGrandson, Luke Anthony RoySele IbarraErika ArteagaPatricia TopeteSurvivors include her two daughters, Victoria Vaughan Laine and her husband, Bryan Sperry Laine, and Carla Kaye Vaughan, all of Lumberton; three grandsons, Joshua Richard Roy and his wife, Heidi; Luke Anthony Roy; and Jacob Vaughan Roy and his wife, Naoki, all of Lumberton; great-grandchildren, Mia Victoria Roy, Zephron Joseph Roy, Carla Alexandra Roy, Saphira Vaughan Roy, Malachi Dijon Roy, Logan Riddick Roy, Luke Anthony "L.J." Roy, Jr., Trinity Uriah Roy, Ariel Alise Roy, and Abigail Roy; and nieces, Gwen Gerber of Beaumont; Jennifer Gerber of London; Hollie Hensler and her husband, James, of Houston; and Rebekah Coleman. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Reverend Richard Vaughan; sisters, Mildred Coleman and Judith Elaine Gerber.A gathering of Mrs. Vaughan's family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m., with her funeral service at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 16, 2026, at Journey Church Chapel, 1534 Highway 96 South, Lumberton, under the direction of Broussard's, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Her interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery, 2291 Pine Street, Beaumont. A reception will follow her interment at Two Magnolias Café, inside the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 500 Main Street, Beaumont.To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.