Danita Kay Vaughan, age 38, of Bentonville, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord, on April 27, 2017, in Joplin, Missouri. She was born May 27, 1978, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the daughter of Jefferson and Peggy Jean Beasley White. She was a homemaker and a believer in Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister; Jamie White.

Danita is survived by her husband of 22 years, Jeff Vaughan, of the home; two sons: Michael Vaughan and his wife, Marissa, of Webb City, Missouri and David Vaughan of Bentonville, Arkansas; one grandchild; maternal grandparents, Gene and Letha Beasley, of Springdale; her mother-in-law, Barbara Rand of Webb City, Missouri, and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Visitation will be Monday, May 1, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home, 3926 Willowood Avenue, Springdale, Arkansas 72762. Funeral service will be Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor John Starks officiating. Burial will follow at Bluff Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jim Vancleave, Daniel Vancleave, Sean Nicholas and John Peasley.