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Oakey's Vinton Chapel Oakey's Funeral Service Service details listed with Oakey's Funeral Service (last service date 2026-04-04); verify visitation and service times on the funeral-home page.

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SCAN AREA Mill Mountain Star / Blue Ridge / rail bridge Roanoke, Salem, Vinton, and the greater valley commute

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Roanoke Salem Vinton Cave Spring Hollins Bonsack Grandin Williamson Road

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I-81 I-581 US-220 US-460 VA-419 Orange Avenue Peters Creek Road

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Gloria Jean Vaughan

Gloria Jean Vaughan Oakey's Vinton Chapel

1953-01-14 - 2026-03-25

Oakey's Funeral Service

Service details listed with Oakey's Funeral Service (last service date 2026-04-04); verify visitation and service times on the funeral-home page.

Gloria H. Vaughan, 73, of Vinton, Virginia, passed away on March 25, 2026. Born on January 14, 1953, in Roanoke, Virginia, Gloria was the daughter of the late Frances H. Damron and Aubrey B. Damron. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Sturlen C. Vaughan, and her sister, Peggy L. Schoonover. Gloria devoted 42 years of her life to nursing, a prof...

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