Joanie Faye Vaughn Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Joanie Faye Vaughn in Gates, Tennessee, born in Friendship, Tennessee, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on October 21, 2025 at the age of 63. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Joanie may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Bud Fitzhugh and Doris Wright Paris; and her sisters, Debra Conder and Rosa Goodman. She is survived by: her husband Kenneth Vaughn of Gates, TN; her sons, Vernon Ray Fitzhugh of Florida, Billy Joe Sanderson of Florida and Shannon Dale Sanderson of Ripley, TN.; and her siblings, Doris "Rena" Walker of Trimble, TN, Jennifer Kiestler of Halls, TN, Linda Paris of Dyersburg, TN and James Davis Paris of Gates, TN..
Visitation will be held on Friday, October 24th 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:45 PM at the Halls Funeral Home (109 N Church St, Halls, TN 38040). A graveside service will be held on Friday, October 24th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Dry Hill Cemetery (46 Horseshoe Cir, Halls, TN 38040).
