Rose Cecelia Sullivan

1926 - 2012  (86 years)

• Name	Rose Cecelia Sullivan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	15 Apr 1926	Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  	Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Teresa and PM Sullivan
  Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Bryan Vaughn
  Death	18 Apr 2012	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3]
  		Greenwood Cemetery Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #12654
  Person ID	I27414	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Bryan Russell 'Billy' Vaughn,   b. 9 Jul 1925, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Oct 1991 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1947	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F12141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Apr 1926 - Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA Census - Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Teresa and PM Sullivan - 1930 - Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 19 Jun 1947 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Bryan Vaughn - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Death - 18 Apr 2012 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9362] Newspapers.com: Marriage Engagement of SULLIVAN/VAUGHN • Bowling Green Park City Daily News - 15 Jun 1947, Rose Cecelia Sullivan and Bryan Russell Vaughan - The Park City Daily News; Publication Date: 15/ Jun/ 1947; Publication Place: Bowling Green, Kentucky. https://www.newspapers.com/image/661017135/?article=9185f92f-9861-426a-b703-0121f0036607&focus=0.5141504,0.36230236,0.6308707,0.49549025&xid=33 [S4850] Obituary of Rose Vaughn - Current Obituary - 18 Apr 2012, (Name: Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 19 Apr 2012;), Rose Cecelia Sullivan Vaughn -- Publication Date: 19/ Apr/ 2012; Publication Place: New York, New York Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home. Rose Sullivan Vaughn, 86, of Clarksville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 surrounded by her family. She was born on April 15, 1926 in Bowling Green, KY to the late Paul Sullivan and Teresa Spugnardi Sullivan. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Bryan Russell Vaughn; a brother, Paul Sullivan; and a sister, Mary C. Cassady. Visitation with the family will be held Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 4-7PM at Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 10AM at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Charles Matthew, Father Eric Fowlkes and Deacon Dominick Azzara officiating, followed by burial in Greenwood Cemetery. An exceptionally gentle woman, she was a person of great strength of character. Her devotion to her family, friends and community is her legacy. While in high school, she was a accomplished student and cheerleader. After high school, she began her career in professional banking, marrying her life-long love following WWII. She enjoyed big band music, dancing, cooking and was an avid bridge player. She is survived by a daughter, Cecelia Vaughn O'Neal (Timothy) of Lexington, MA; a son, Tom Vaughn (Peggy) of Clarksville, TN; four grandchildren, Bryan Vaughn (Brigitte), Jennifer Vaughn, Ashley O'Neal and Albert Vaughn; three brothers, John L. Sullivan of Fayetteville, NC, Francis (Pete) Sullivan, of Tallahassee, FL, Gerald (Jerry) Sullivan of Columbia, TN. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bryan R. and Rose S. Vaughn Nursing Scholarship at Austin Peay State University, 601 College St., Clarksville, TN 37044. Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison St., Clarksville, TN 37040. On-line condolences may be made at www.neal-tarpley.com. Pallbearers will be Eddie Vaughn, Chris Vaughn, Cliff Sites, Ted Morrison, Chris Patton, Bryce Sanders, Jeremy Clinard and Richard Meeks. http://www.currentobituary.com/Memory.aspx?Memory_ObitdID=109074 Obituary-VAUGHN Rose (Sullivan) Rose Cecelia Sullivan Vaughn -- Publication Date: 19/ Apr/ 2012; Publication Place: New York, New York, USA Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S4657] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Rose Vaughn • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 24 Apr 2012, Rose Cecelia Sullivan Vaughn -- The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: 24 Apr 2012; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/293522120/?article=6a925fd4-e45d-417e-8cfc-4be31671eaa3&focus=0.08163927,0.17809439,0.49436796,0.5572117&xid=3355 [S358] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;). [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340514. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340514 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom