VAUGHN, Thomas Robert - b. December 24, 1928 - d. August 19, 2013

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Thomas Robert Vaughn, 84, of Independence, Kansas, passed away Monday, August 19, 2013 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.  Thomas was born December 24, 1928 in Merrian, Kansas, the son of Sammuel O. and Mary M. (Copple) Vaughn.

He grew up in Newkirk, Oklahoma and graduated from the Newkirk School.  He later attended Independence Community College.  On June 20, 1969 in LaFontaine, Kansas, Thomas was united in marriage to Dorothy Pryor, and the couple made their home in LaFontaine.  When Thomas retired, they moved to Independence.  

Thomas worked as an accountant for MEC of Neodesha, Kansas and retired after 21 years of employment.  He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1186 of Independence and a volunteer at Mercy Hospital Auxiliary for eighteen years.  Thomas served in the United States Navy during the Korean era and served aboard the USS Tiru SS416 and the USS Besugo SS321.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Vaugh of the home in Independence, Kansas; three daughters, Jackie Newham of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Trena Oelschlager of Titusville, Florida, and Connie Sexton of Fort Worth, Texas; two sons, Rickie Vaughn of Longton, Kansas and Courtney Vaughn of Derby, Kansas; two brothers, James W. Vaughn of Phoenix, Arizona and Richard Vaughn of Butler, Missouri; thirteen grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 21, 2013 at Potts Chapel, 122 S. Penn, Independence, Kansas 67301 with Dr. Paul Wilke officiating.  Burial will follow in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence with the United States Navy Honor Guard providing military honors under the direction of Potts Chapel of Independence, Kansas.

(taken from the Potts Funeral Home website)