Geneva Kathryn Long Vaughan was born October 20th, 1924.  She was born on the South Carolina home place and grew up in that tiny Estill town which is considered the Deep South.  She was a twin with Geneer Long Thompson and her older brother and sister, Dennis and Dorris were twins as well.   Too, their grandfathers on the Long side were twins and their brothers were twins so there were 2 sets of twins in both of those Long families.   These twins have been known in the area as the “Famous Long Twins”.

My Mother was the older of the two twins.  The two were completely focussed on being together and spending their lives devoted.  Even into their adult years dressed alike and stayed close in their relationship.  

Geneva, my Mom died at the young age of 49 of a brain tumor.  What a tragedy to our family at any age but 49 was just too early to be taken.  As a young person in Estill, she worked in the local drug store owned by her Aunt and Uncle.  She graduated from Estill High School and attended Nixville Baptist Church.  Her father was a farmer and her mother a housewife.

Somewhere around 1943, she met my Father, Alec P. Vaughan, Jr. at the Sandy Run Baptist Church.  They had a Baptist Association meeting and my Father was serving as a seater.  He seated my Mother and her sister to a bench on the front row.  This caused a great deal of fuss and from there, they began to get to know one another.

World War II was raging and my Father was drafted into the Army where he went abroad.  Times were hard and through a turn of events, my mother’s dad needed work and found it in Jacksonville, Florida  at the shipyards.  The family moved to Duval County while my Father was over seas in the war.

When the war ended, he came home by way of Florida’s Camp Blanding where my mother met him.  They were married in December of that same year and have lived in Jacksonville, Florida until their deaths. In 1974 and 2015 respectively.

My Mother was, in my eyes a beauty.  She had big and full brown hair, sky blue eyes and a wide and happy smile.  Her voice and actions were sweet.  She was a nurse, not certified but sweetified to be one and spent her working days helping others feel better.  Mama was kind-hearted and tender.

She went to be with the Lord on this day. She is still miss her.

See you tomorrow,