LaVern Brown Maughan died Tuesday, June 21 at her home in Wellsville. She was born in Hyrum, Utah in 1912, the eighth child of Israel Smith Brown and Stella McBride Brown.

Her father died when she was four years old and her mother when she was eleven, at that time she went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Blanche and Hershall Bradshaw in Wellsville. After graduating from high school she attended a business college in Salt Lake City for one year.

She married Archie Walters Maughan in 1932 in Salt Lake City. The marriage was sealed in the Logan Temple. Their home was blessed with four children: Jeanine M. Pond (Martin) of West Lafayette, Indiana, Kathryn M. Pond (Delwin) of Salt Lake City, Jerald Maughan of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Lynn Maughan (deceased).

Music was an important part of their home, as they practiced or just gathered around the piano to sing.

LaVern had a great love for books, Music, and enjoyed writing. She was always active in the church, serving in stake and ward auxiliaries, she also directed the ward choir, served as an officiator in the Logan Temple, and completed a proselyting mission in the Dallas Texas Mission. She did volunteer work in a Mendon nursing home and also served on a music committee for Founders Day Patriotic Meetings.

She is survived by fourteen grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

The family expresses deep appreciation to Life Path Hospice Family Care for their loving and devoted service.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 25, 2005 in the Wellsville Stake Center. A viewing will be held on Friday evening from 6 to 8 PM at the Allen-Hall Mortuary and prior to services on Saturday at the church from 9:30 to 10:30 AM. Interment will be in the Wellsville City Cemetery.