Anne Digges Vaughan, 94, of Prince Frederick, MD died of pulmonary hypertension on October 19, 2009 at Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick, MD.

She was born in Baltimore, MD on July 2, 1915 to the late Dr. Francis Henry Digges and Nina Chesley Bond.

She married E. Stuart Vaughan in 1949, and they moved to her mother's family place, known as "The Reserve," near Prince Frederick, a 500-acre farm which was an English land grant in the 1600's, and renovated the 17th century house one room at a time. Mrs. Vaughan worked in real estate with her husband for many years. At one time they operated a nursery with stock from the Carolinas. She was an avid horticulturalist, growing camellias and azaleas, and an active member of the Calvert Garden Club for many years. Artistic and skilled in genealogy, she painted coats-of-arms and did pastel portraits.

She was a member of the Central Committee of the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage, since 1989, arranging tours of Calvert County houses, and an active member of the Calvert County Historical Society. An original member of the Calvert County Architectural Review Committee, which approves designs of new commercial buildings, she served for 20 years and received an outstanding service award when she retired in 2008. She was an active communicant at St. Paul's Episcopal Church from 1949 until recently when her health failed.

Mrs. Vaughan is survived by her daughter, Anne-Steuart Vaughan Palmer (husband Charles H. Palmer, III) of Roland Park, MD and their daughters, Mary, Emily and Julia Palmer, and her son, Henry S. "Hal" Vaughan (wife Jacqueline Vaughan) of Huntingtown, MD and their children, Sarah Vaughan and James B. Whitney.

Her husband predeceased her in 1994.

She is also survived by her first cousins, Sarah W. Geary of Alexandria,, VA, and Dr. Robert B. Welch of Annapolis, MD.

The family will receive friends on Friday, October 23, from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Church Street, Prince Frederick, MD where funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 24th at 11:00 AM. Interment to follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church or to the Calvert County Historical Society, P. O. Box 358, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

Arrangements by the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Port Republic, MD.