Edna Marie Vaughn

EDNA MARIE (SCOTT, DODD) VAUGHN was born on July 13, 1931 in Brunswick, Maryland to the Late Edgar Scott and Fannie Weedon of Frederick. Md. She accepted Christ at an early age and went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 after a series of lengthy illnesses. She completed high school in the Frederick County Public School system, where she participated in band, sports and obtained a high school diploma with honors. During her early years, she sang with and for many professional groups. Besides caring for her children, Edna's true passions were singing and gardening. She planted and grew various flowers, plants and trees that became a community trademark wherever she went. As a supportive military wife to her first husband, Dr. Lesser Dodd, Sr., she traveled around the world and went on to become the matriarch of a growing family. On Valentine's Day, 1981, she married Howard Vaughn of Glen Burnie, Md. That loving relationship provided the lasting companionship, friendship and motivation that she cherished throughout the remainder of her life. Edna had several occupations throughout her lifetime including singing, bartending and leading various civil organizations like the Senior CASO club. Always seeking ways to give, she received certificates of recognition from numerous charitable, political and social organizations throughout her life. She faithfully served the Lord at Cherry Hill Baptist, Mt. Hope Baptist, John-Wesley United Methodist and Mount Oliver Missionary Baptist. She served as a choir member, usher, Deaconess and a faithful member of the Eastern-Stars. Edna was preceded in death by: two husbands, Lesser Dodd, Sr., and Howard Vaughn; siblings, Raymond "Jake" Scott, Charles Scott, William F. Scott, Edward "Buck" Scott, Mamie Weedon, Mary Butler, Martha Bullet, Rosie Giles, Agnes Miller and her children, Angela, Martha II and Dreama. She leaves to cherish in her memory: sister-in-law, Mable Scott and one brother-in-law, John Butler, Lesser, Jr. (Shirlene), Wenda, Dwight, Sr. (Jacqueline), Darryl, Joseph, Philip Sr. and step-daughter Violet; best friend (sister), Daisy Du Bose; her special niece, Dorita Smith, and a host of family including eighteen grandchildren, twenty-five great-grand-children and three great-great grandchildren that she spent the rest of her life supporting, loving and cherishing along with other close relatives and devoted friends.

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Edna Marie Vaughn

March 1, 1916 - March 1, 2016