Bonnie Mccown Vaughan

Bonnie McCown Vaughan, 62, of Lake Charles passed away at 9:38 PM on Friday, November 16, 2018 in a local hospital surrounded by family and friends.

Ms. Vaughan was born on July 21, 1956 in Jennings, LA. She was a graduate of Welsh High School and moved to Lake Charles to attend and later graduate from McNeese State University. Ms. Vaughan retired from the Lake Charles Police Department after more than 20 years of service. For over 30 years she was the Director of SWDLEPC writing grants for law enforcement. She was of the Methodist Faith.

She enjoyed the outdoors, working in her yard, fishing, camping, sitting by the pool, barbequing with friends, collecting clocks and coins, playing cards on Tuesday nights, coaching and playing sports, watching football, especially the Welsh Greyhounds and the Dallas Cowboys. She enjoyed time with family and friends, dancing, and she had a special love for her children and grandchildren. She also had a huge heart for animals.

Those left to cherish her memory are a daughter, Blair McAllister “Calli” Peloquin (Austin) of Iowa; a son, William Parker Vaughan of Lake Charles; grandchildren, Rylan Lee and Sophia Blair Morgan; siblings, Larry Wayne McCown (Cindy), James Wilbur “Bimbo” McCown (Maureen), Charles Ray “Chubby” McCown (Susan), Sandra McCown Meyer, Nita McCown, and Jo Richard; sister in law, Sherry McCown; as well as many nieces and nephews and very close friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy and Jonathan McCown and a brother, Donald Lee “Bubby” McCown.

A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Johnson Funeral Home from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM.