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Birth	:	10 Oct 1921 Saratt, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	9 May 2013 Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Union Memorial Gardens, Union, Union County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.6939011, -81.6117020
Description	:	Mrs. Hester Louise Vaughn Petty Kirby, of 1555 Kelly Rd., Union, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013. Mrs. Kirby was born in Cherokee Co., October 10, 1921 a daughter of the late William Paul Vaughn, Sr. and Mamie Jeanette Gault Vaughn Boughman. Mrs. Kirby was first married to Dewey Watson Petty, Sr., who died in 1957 and secondly married to Edward Neal Kirby who died in 1993. Mrs. Kirby was a member of Foster's Chapel United Methodist Church where she had served as a Sunday School Teacher in the Youth Dept. and later a teacher for the Senior Adult Class for more... Read More	Mrs. Hester Louise Vaughn Petty Kirby, of 1555 Kelly Rd., Union, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013. Mrs. Kirby was born in Cherokee Co., October 10, 1921 a daughter of the late William Paul Vaughn, Sr. and Mamie Jeanette Gault Vaughn Boughman. Mrs. Kirby was first married to Dewey Watson Petty, Sr., who died in 1957 and secondly married to Edward Neal Kirby who died in 1993. Mrs. Kirby was a member of Foster's Chapel United Methodist Church where she had served as a Sunday School Teacher in the Youth Dept. and later a teacher for the Senior Adult Class for more than fifty years. She also served on the church official Board, church School Superintendent, and chair person of Adult Work, Health and Welfare. A member of the Wesylan Service Guild of the church, she served as District President of the Guild for two years. Mrs. Kirby was a member of the board for the Family Community Leader of the Clemson Extension Service in Union Co., a member of the Kelton Family Community Leaders and received a fifty year award in 1997. She also was a member of the Union Co. Historical Foundation, Friends of the Union Co. Carnegie Library, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit # 22, Chairman of the Gold Star Mothers of Union Co., served on the Veteran's Day Parade committee, a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Chapter #660 as a real great-granddaughter of the Confederacy, a member of the Kelton Garden Club and the Arts Council of Union Co. Her christian faith and caring for others was an important part of her life. She gave many hours of service to the Wallace Thomson Hospital, beginning as a Pink Lady, June 19, 1974, later changing the name to Wallace Thomson Hospital Volunteers. As a volunteer, she served as president, secretary and a member of the Volunteer Scholarship Commitee. In 1980, the Petty-Kirby family was chosen the Union Co. Family of the Year by Governor Richard Wilson Riley. In 1981, Mrs. Kirby was listed in the First Lady's Cookbook by Mrs. Richard Wilson Riley. In her love for writing and her community, she was a correspondent for the Union Daily Times of the Kelton news and later the Kelly-Kelton news for many years. More recently she wrote for the United Daughters of the Confederacy Charter # 660 as a corresponding secretary. A member of the Union Lioness Club, she was chosen the "Lioness of the Year" for the 1995-96 year. The Lioness Club disbanded in 1996, so she became a member of the Union Lions Club in November 1996. Mrs. Kirby is survived by a daughter, Peggy P. Mullinax and husband Steve of Spartanburg; a son, Dewey W. Petty, Jr. and wife Jane of Union; a step-son, Thomas Kirby and wife Carla of TN; two daughters-in-law, Doris Petty of Union and Fran Kirby of Inman; three sisters, Virginia Beers and Donna Harris both of Spartanburg and Frances Craig of Moore; three brothers, James Vaughn, Paul "Cook" Vaughn and Harold Vaughn all of Jonesville. 15 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren and a number of great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Kirby was predeceased by a son, William "Bill" Petty and a step-son, Ronald Kirby. Graveside services will be held 3:00 PM Monday, May 13, 2013 at Union Memorial Gardens conducted by Rev. Glenn Ribelin. Visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Sunday evening at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice Care of South Carolina, 408 N. Duncan ByPass, Union, SC 29379 or to Foster's Chapel United Methodist Church, Playground Fund, P.O. Box 611, Union, SC 29379. The family will be at their respective homes.

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Hester Louise Vaughn Kirby death on 9 May 2013 in Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 34.6939011
Longitude: -81.6117020

Family Members:

Parent

William Paul Vaughn Sr.

(1893 - 1961)

Mamie Jeanette Gault Boughman

(1905 - 1990)

Spouse

Dewey Watson Petty Sr.

(1901 - 1957)

Siblings

Ila Mae Vaughn Rector

(1923 - 2006)

Robert Daniel “R.D.” Vaughn

(1924 - 1997)

Three Male Infants “triplets” Vaughn

(1929 - 1929)

Three Infant Sons Vaughn

(1929 - 1929)

James William Vaughn

(1930 - 2014)

Harold Gene Vaughn

(1938 - 2014)

Children

William Isaac Petty

(1938 - 1992)

Peggy Petty Mullinax

(1939 - 2019)

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