Obituary of Lavaughn Boston
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Lavaughn Boston, age 78, of Dunlap, TN, passed away Friday night, March 24, 2017 at his home. He was a lifetime member of Little Hopewell Baptist Church and he owned and operated the Dunlap Drive-In Theatre for 44 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Mamie Ownsby Boston; brother, Loyd Boston; daughter, Mary Angela Boston Feagans.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Shoemate Boston; daughter, Charlotte (Keith) Johnson, Dunlap; two sons, Doug (Joyce) Boston, Maryville, and David (Shannon) Boston, Dunlap; grandchildren, DJ (Ashley) Boston, Brandon Boston, Keith "Chuck" (Destiny) Johnson, Jr., Kelsey LeeVona Johnson, Annika Boston; great-grandchildren, Teaunna, Tayven, and River Boston, Parker and Payslee Johnson; five sisters, Christine (Jack) Smith, Ringgold, GA, Peggy Hobbs, Barbara (Don) Hargis, Wanda Littrel, and Phyllis (Douglas) Cribbs, all of Dunlap; three brothers, Wiley (Ann) Boston, Jerry (Joyce) Boston, and Wendell (Darlene) Boston, all of Dunlap; special friends, Darlene (Danny) Hendon, Care All Home Care and Amedysis Hospice Care, Little Hopewell Baptist Church, the multitudes of family, friends, and supporters of the Dunlap Drive-In Theatre; pallbearers, Tim Boston, Mike Smith, JD Cribbs, Jim Black, Bruce Feagans, Danny Boston, and Thomas Cribbs.
Funeral services will be held Monday 1:00 p.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel with Bro. Dennis Boston, Pastor, Tommy Shoemate and Chaplin, Pelham Shoemate officiating. Burial in Hixson Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at www.reedfamilyfh.com. Arrangements by Standefer-Reed Funeral Home, 50 May Road, Dunlap. The family will receive friends Sunday 2:00-8:00 p.m. CDT.
