Charles L. Vaughn, of Galveston, peacefully passed away at home on Friday, 5/21/21, 10 days before his 94 ^th birthday.  It was the 21 ^st day of the 21 ^st week of the 21 ^st year of the 21 ^st Century.  Charlie was born in Forest Hill, TN on May 31, 1927 to Andrew C. and Annie Lee Vaughn.  His family moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1938, where Charlie would go on to graduate from Rio Grande City High School and join the Navy.  After being honorably discharged from the Navy, Charlie returned to South Texas, where he met the beautiful Maria del Pilar Flores in Zapata, TX, while working for the Texas Department of Public Safety.  Charlie and Maria del Pilar married and settle down in Galveston where they raised their 5 children together.  Charlie worked as a claims adjuster for Employers Insurance of Texas in his younger years.  In 1973 he joined the Texas General Indemnity Insurance Group where he retired after 25 years.

A self-taught musician, Charlie enjoyed playing the guitar and harmonica up until the day before he passed away.  He spent many years playing country music for local events and other social occasions with his life-long friend Dr. Dan R. Smith.  His love of music had a profound effect on his sons who are all self-taught guitarists.  Charlie was a great father and a gentle man who always put his family's needs before his own.  The lessons he taught us about life are his greatest gift to us all.

Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, 4 siblings, and one grandson, Jacob Riley Vaughn.  He is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Maria del Pilar F. Vaughn, his children, Kathleen V. Curran (Scott), Charles R. Vaughn (Suzy), Debra L. Moncrief (Scott), Timothy D. Vaughn, Thomas P. Vaughn (Kim),  grandchildren, Matthew Curran, Maria Gonzalez, Amy Vaughn, Kyle Vaughn, Wesley Vaughn, James Burr, Emily Yasuda, Taylor Moncrief, Katie Todd, Josie Vaughn, Adam Vaughn, Alec Vaughn and Tyler Vaughn and great-grandchildren, Ian and Analecia Curran, Isabella and Isaac Gonzalez, Olivia and Calvin Burr, Kailana Thompson, Ronin and Savannah Yasuda, Cayden Castaneda, Jett, Kase and Kadence Todd.

The family will receive visitors from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a Funeral Service at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, 5/27/21, at Carnes Brothers Funeral Home, 1201 23rd Street, Galveston, TX 77550. Burial will take place in Zapata, TX on Saturday, 5/29/21 at 10:30 a.m., Zapata County Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be his grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, https://www.alz.org/ , or First Baptist Church, 822 23 ^rd Street, Galveston, TX 77550.