Obit of Vaught, Lyndell J. - Beckham County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Rob Walker  <robawalker@yahoo.com>    16 Sep 2021
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::Fairlawn Cemetery--Elk City OK

In the late 1950's & early 1960's Lyndell was living on South Main 
Street (south of the railroad tracks) in Elk City, Oklahoma.

In the mid 1960's Lyndell bought a home on 5 acres of land a few 
miles south of the Merritt community, Oklahoma.

The Elk City Daily News, Monday, November 10, 1980, pg 2

Mr. Vaught's Services Set

Funeral services for Lyndell Vaught, Rt. 4, Sayre, will be conducted 
from the Martin Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 10:30 a.m. 
with Rev. James Perkey officiating. Burial will follow in the 
Fairlawn Cemetery.

Mr. Vaught was born in LeFlore County, Okla., on Dec. 12,(sic) 1921
(sic) and died Saturday in Hodges Nursing Home at the age of 58.

He was a retired civil service employee, a plumbing contractor and 
had served his country in World War II in the Air Force. He was 
married to Margaret Music in Wheeler, Tex., on June 21, 1944(sic) and 
she survives him.

He had lived all(sic) of his life in the Elk City area except(sic) 
for the time when he lived in Santa Rosa, Tex., where he graduated 
from high school. He was a member of the American Legion and of the 
Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife Margaret of the home; 2 sons, Larry Vaught 
of Elk City and Lynn Vaught, Jr. of Carter; 1 daughter, Mrs. Ed 
(Linda) Cook of Elk City, 3 brothers, Buster Vaught and Leslie Vaught 
of Elk City and Jake Vaught of Canute; 1 sister, Mrs. Raymond 
(Fannie) Melvin of Okmulgee; 7 grandchildren, Jamey, Angie and Lorie 
Cook of Elk City; Chris and Shelly Vaught of Elk City and Rodney and 
Cody Vaught of Carter, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Norma Lackey of 
Elk City.

The casket will be closed following the funeral services but friends 
may call by the Martin Funeral Home to pay their respects.

Note: Oklahoma grade school record in 1928 has the correct birthdate 
of December 18, 1919. Lyndell appears in the 1920 census completed in 
late January 1920 as a month old infant. The headstone year 1921 date 
appears to be based on one of the known changes made to his birth 
records when in high school in Texas so he could play in sports. 1921 
was used thereafter in other official documents. December 18th on the 
headstone matches the grade school records and when his daughter says 
they celebrated his birthday. 
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