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Guardian angel
Mrs. Dora Vaughan lives in the Carver Park section of Murfreesboro. From 1966 through today, she has been our other mother, friend, neighbor and guardian angel. Whenever I needed something, she gave it to me or made it possible. I grew up next door to her. And my children were not only raised by me, but also by Mrs. Vaughan, who was there with food, clothing, heat and love, as she did for her own family. We had a family pet named Bosco who would wait for the kids to go to school in the morning. Then he’d go next door for a biscuit from Mrs. Vaughan. He would knock on the door and she’d hand him a biscuit, then he’d come home. On weekends, or if the kids were out of school, he wouldn’t go for his biscuits. She is not only a neighbor to people, but also to Bosco. Today she checks on the family as though they were still kids, calling me twice daily. Mrs. Vaughan is ill, but she finds the time to make sure that when you come to visit, you can carry home a bag of goodies. Bettie Jordan-Bishop |
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