Funeral set for Wildwood woman as son remains jailed in her killing

A funeral service has been set for a Wildwood woman as her son remains behind bars, charged with her murder.

Jerrylea Vaughn, 77, a retired school teacher, will be remembered in a service set for Saturday at Encounter Church in Wildwood.

Her son, 51-year-old Derek Vaughn, continues to be held without bond at the Sumter County Detention Center. He is facing a charge of homicide.

Jerrylea Vaughn was pleading for help when she called 911 the night of April 6.

“Help me, help me, my son just stabbed me, he is coming to kill me,” she told a dispatcher, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The dispatcher could hear Jerrylea Vaughn screaming…

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