Obit of Vaughan, Wilma English - Cleveland County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 29 Jan 2006 Return to Cleveland County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/cleveland/cleveland.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== ::NOT LISTED Norman Transcript 26 Oct 2003 Wilma English Vaughan Wilma English Vaughan died Thursday, Oct. 23, at Brookhaven Extended Care in Norman. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Norman. Mrs. Vaughan was born April 6, 1912, on a farm near Nowata, the sixth of eight children born to Roy and Rose English. She attended schools in Lima, Ohio, Nowata and Tecumseh. She graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1929. She earned a teacher's certificate from Central State Teacher's College in Ada and taught in the Tecumseh school system. She later earned a B.S. degree from the University of Oklahoma. Mrs. Vaughan married Floyd Vaughan in June 1936. Mr. Vaughan was a professor at the OU College of Business Administration. They had three children, Robert, John (Jack) and Virginia. Mrs. Vaughan's family said her sense of self-reliance served her well following her husband's death in 1955. Mrs. Vaughan taught in Norman public schools while raising her children. Mrs. Vaughan saw each of her children graduate from OU. She then taught for the Army in Germany for one year. She returned to Norman after her first two grandchildren were born in 1962. She taught in Norman until she retired in 1974. Her teaching assignments included McKinley, Washington, Jackson and Jefferson schools. Mrs. Vaughan was a charter member of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Norman. She served as Deacon, Elder, Clerk of the Session and as a member of many committees. She participated in volunteer activities in the community, including taping magazine articles for use on The League for the Blind radio broadcasts. Mrs. Vaughan, her husband and their children lived in England in 1949-50, while Mr. Vaughan taught at the London School of Economics and researched the British Patent System. Mrs. Vaughan was able to return to England many times and also traveled extensively in other parts of the world. Her travels included numerous trips to see her children, grandchildren and great-children. She enjoyed many visits with her family and friends at her home in Norman, and for the past six years as a member of the Rivermont Retirement Community. Mrs. Vaughan's family said she was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many. Mrs. Vaughan's family said her children, grandchildren and great-children were a great source of pleasure and pride. Mrs. Vaughan was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd; son, Robert; and step-daughter, Margaret. Mrs. Vaughan is survived by her son Jack and wife, Kay, of Norman; daughter Virginia and husband, Edward Mills, of Austin, Texas; sister, Ruth Tennyson of Shawnee; grandchildren, Mary Vaughan Hibbard and husband, Stephen, of San Francisco, Robert Vaughan Jr. of Atlanta, Ga., Richard Vaughan and wife, Jennifer, of Kansas City, Mo, and Jennifer Hutchinson of Norman; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Memorial Presbyterian Church or the Oklahoma League for the Blind. ========= Norman Transcript 28 Oct 2003 Wilma English Vaughan Wilma English Vaughan died Thursday, Oct. 23, at Brookhaven Extended Care in Norman. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Nov. 26 at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Norman. The Transcript incorrectly reported that the service would be held Oct. 26. Mrs. Vaughan was born April 6, 1912, on a farm near Nowata, the sixth of eight children born to Roy and Rose English. She attended schools in Lima, Ohio, Nowata and Tecumseh. She graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1929. She earned a teacher's certificate from Central State Teacher's College in Ada and taught in the Tecumseh school system. She later earned a B.S. degree from the University of Oklahoma. She married Floyd Vaughan in June 1936. Mr. Vaughan was a professor at the OU College of Business Administration. They had three children, Robert, John (Jack) and Virginia. Mrs. Vaughan's family said her sense of self- reliance served her well following her husband's death in 1955. Mrs. Vaughan taught in Norman public schools while raising her children. Mrs. Vaughan saw each of her children graduate from OU. She then taught for the Army in Germany for one year. She returned to Norman after her first two grandchildren were born in 1962. She taught in Norman until she retired in 1974. Her teaching assignments included McKinley, Washington, Jackson and Jefferson schools. Mrs. Vaughan was a charter member of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Norman. She served as Deacon, Elder, Clerk of the Session and as a member of many committees. She participated in volunteer activities in the community, including taping magazine articles for use on The League for the Blind radio broadcasts. Mrs. Vaughan, her husband and their children lived in England in 1949-50, while Mr. Vaughan taught at the London School of Economics and researched the British Patent System. Mrs. Vaughan was able to return to England many times and also traveled extensively in other parts of the world. Her travels included numerous trips to see her children, grandchildren and great-children. She enjoyed many visits with her family and friends at her home in Norman, and for the past six years as a member of the Rivermont Retirement Community. Mrs. Vaughan's family said she was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many. Mrs. Vaughan's family said her children, grandchildren and great-children were a great source of pleasure and pride. Mrs. Vaughan was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd; son, Robert; and step-daughter, Margaret. Mrs. Vaughan is survived by her son Jack and wife, Kay, of Norman; daughter Virginia and husband, Edward Mills, of Austin, Texas; sister, Ruth Tennyson of Shawnee; grandchildren, Mary Vaughan Hibbard and husband, Stephen, of San Francisco, Robert Vaughan Jr. of Atlanta, Ga., Richard Vaughan and wife, Jennifer, of Kansas City, Mo, and Jennifer Hutchinson of Norman; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Memorial Presbyterian Church or the Oklahoma League for the Blind. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Cleveland County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/cleveland/cleveland.htm-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Cleveland County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/cleveland/cleveland.html