Homer C. Vaughn
April 27, 1921-Oct. 16, 2000
Funeral services for Homer C. Vaughn, 79, of 414 Remus Drive, Buchanan will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, by the Rev. Tom Fox.
Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.
Vaughn passed away at 4:40 p.m. on Monday at V.A. Medical Center, Grand Rapids, following an extended illness. He was born on April 27, 1921 in Wolverine to Millard Vaughn and Fannie Adkins. Mr. Vaughn has lived in Niles and Buchanan most of his life.
On Oct. 1, 1960, he married Nancy Williams, who passed away on Aug. 27, 1999.
Vaughn is also preceded in death by his sisters, Gladys E. Linter, who passed away on March 14, 1991 and Dorothy Beadle, who passed away on Aug. 24, 1988; brother, Emerson, Vaughn, who passed away on July 23, 1970. He is survived by his three sons, David Krugh of Dowagiac, Gregory Vaughn of Huntertown, Ind., Roger Little of Dowagiac; two daughters, Lanna Snyder of Mishawaka, Ind., Lorraine "Rainy" Payne of Cary, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister Beulah Kroll of Edwardsburg.
Mr. Vaughn is a graduate of Niles High School, a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army; a member of the Buchanan Moose Lodge. He enjoyed fishing in area lakes. He was retired from the Bendix Corporation.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association.
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, October 17, 2000, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library