Betty Deerman Vaughn Cauley

Betty Deerman Vaughn Cauley, age 94, resident of Lighthouse Memory Care in Ocean Springs, MS, born on June 10, 1931 in Gadsden, AL, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2026. Betty was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved crocheting, sewing, crafting and gardening. She loved her family and her devoted fur baby Toby, who will all miss her dearly.

Betty is preceded in death by: her husbands, Ralph J.T. Vaughn and James Ira Cauley; father Ferrell Deerman; mother, Ona Mae Deerman; daughters, Marilyn Vaughn Loftus and Deborah Vaughn; son Harold Vaughn; grandsons John Loftus Jr. and Donnie Loftus, and stepson James Cauley.

She is survived by; her daughter Linda Vaughn (Roy) Gasaway; stepson Steven (Rhonda) Cauley; grandsons Roy "RJ" Gasaway, Hunter Gasaway, Ronnie Loftus, Kevin (Caitlin) Cauley, Mark (Shannon) Cauley and Matt (Ambre) Cauley; granddaughters Stacy Loftus (Craig) Dufour, Karen Cauley (Robert) Sanchez and Jennifer Cauley Elliott; 15 great grandchildren and One great granddaughter.

Betty's funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home (6040 Three Notch Road, Mobile, AL) with Rev. Jerry Knight of Lighthouse Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Serene Memorial Gardens Cemetery (12800 MS 613, Moss Point, MS) at 1:30 p.m. Visitation will be held prior to the service on February 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home.

Paulbearers: Ronnie Loftus, RJ Gasaway, Hunter Gasaway, Kevin Cauley, Mark Cauley and Matt Cauley.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the caregivers, nurses and staff at Lighthouse Assisted Living (Memory Care) and Notre Dame Hospice for the excellent care they provided for my mom and their "Ms. Betty" during her stay. Taking care of and loving the residents in a Memory Care facility is both a rewarding but very hard and tedious job. Thank You All for taking care of my Mom during this very hard journey of her life and always giving me the peace of mind to know that she was indeed being taken care of. Linda V. Gasaway