HOMER M. VAUGHAN
History of Arizona, page 436

One of the leading business men at Winslow is Homer M. Vaughan, 
who is the owner of an up to date furniture store and is meeting 
with well merited success in his business affairs.

He was born in Decatur, Illinois on February 8, 1886, and is the 
third in order of birth of the four children of Martin L. and 
Mary A. (Ritscher) Vaughan. His father, who was a railroad train 
dispatcher, came to Winslow in that capacity for the Atchison, 
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, holding that position until 1911  
when he resigned and established a furniture store, which he 
developed into a large business.

Homer M. Vaughan received his education training in the public 
schools of Decatur, Illinois and then went to work for the 
Waters-Pierce Oil Company in St. Louis. He was employed there 
one and a half years as a bookkeeper and in 1902 came to 
Winslow, where for a year he was employed as a callboy on 
the Sante Fe Railroad. Returning then to St. Louis he worked 
for two years in a wholesale house, at the end of which time 
he came back to Winslow, where for about two years he worked 
as timekeeper for an extra gang on the railroad. He took up 
telegraphy under his father's direction and in 1908 went to 
work for the Santa Fe Railroad as operator, serving in that 
capacity and as station agent at several points on that line.  
In 1912 he severed his railroad connections, came into his 
father's furniture store, the management of which he assumed 
in 1919 and has since devoted his attention closely.

Mr. Vaughan was married to Nina Ament, a daughter of J.V. and 
Estelle (Edgar) Ament and they are the parents of two children, 
Evelyn and Robert.

Mr. .Vaughan is a member of Winslow lodge NO. 13, F&AM at Winslow, 
Arizona Consistory no 1, AASR at Tucson, Winslow Chapter No. 8, 
RAM at Winslow, Winslow lodge no 536, BPOE of which he is acting 
treasurer and the Rotary Club of which he is a charter member 
and past president.

He takes a keen interest in boy welfare work and formerly served 
as district chairman of the Boy Scouts of this district.

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