Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Vaughan, John S., 1939 

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FUNERAL HELD FOR JOHN S. VAUGHN [sic; VAUGHAN*] 

   John S. Vaughn, 69, of Windsor and Suffolk, prominent jeweler and 
optometrist in Suffolk for the past 30 years, died at Suffolk hospital 
Friday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock after a short illness. 

   Mr. Vaughn was the son of the late James F. and Mary E. Vaughn, of 
Isle of Wight County.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Effie L. Vaughn, 
of Windsor; two daughters, Mrs. R.A. Daughtrey, of Myrtle and Mrs. C.E. 
Graham of Portsmouth; two sons, Marion P. Vaughn of Newport News, and J. 
Shelton Vaughn of Suffolk and Windsor; one brother, William Vaughn, of 
Isle of Wight County; three half-sisters: Mrs. J.A. Spivey, of Isle of 
Wight County; Mrs. Judson Bailey, of Suffolk, and Mrs. R.A. Parker of 
Norfolk; one half-brother, J. Hardy Vaughan, of Isle of Wight County; 
six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. 

   The body was taken to the funeral home of I.O. Hill and Co., where 
funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.  Services were 
conducted by the Rev. H.E. Crutchfield and the Rev. W.V. Carroll. 
Interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk. 

   Mrs. Archie Smither, accompanied by Grigg Fountain, sang "Haven of 
Rest", a quartet composed of Miss Christine Baines, Mrs. Smither, James 
C. Moore and James T. Harrell, sang "In the Garden". 

   The casket was covered with a pall of Ascension lillies, pink roses 
and stevia. 

   Active pallbearers were C.E. King, E.C. Horton, J.B. Rooke, J.V. 
Powell, Dr. Archie Smither, M. Anderson Maxey, Shirley T. Holland. 
Friends of the family, both of Suffolk and Windsor, were honorary 
pallbearers. 

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FUNERAL SERVICES ARE HELD FOR JOHN S. VAUGHN [sic; VAUGHAN*] 

Prominent Business Man of Suffolk Ill Only Short Time 

   John S. Vaughn, 69, of Windsor and Suffolk, prominent jeweler and 
optometrist in Suffolk for the past 30 years, died at Suffolk hospital Friday 
afternoon at 4:45 o'clock after a short illness. 

   Mr. Vaughn was the son of the late James F. and Mary E. Vaughn, of Isle of 
Wight County.  He is survived by his wife  Mrs. Effie L. Vaughn, of Windsor; 
two daughters, Mrs. R.A. Daughtrey, of Myrtle and Mrs. C.E. Graham of 
Portsmouth; two sons, Marion P. Vaughn of Newport News, and J. Shelton Vaughn 
of Suffolk and Windsor; one brother, William Vaughn, of Isle of Wight County; 
three half-sisters: Mrs. J.A. Spivey, of Isle of Wight County; Mrs. Judson 
Bailey, of Suffolk, and Mrs. R.A. Parker of Norfolk; one half-brother, J. 
Hardy Vaughan, of Isle of Wight County; six grandchildren and several nieces 
and nephews. 

   The body was taken to the funeral home of I.O. Hill and Co., where funeral 
services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.  Services were conducted by 
the Rev. H.E. Crutchfield and the Rev. W.V. Carroll.  Interment was in Cedar 
Hill Cemetery, Suffolk. 

   Mrs. Archie Smither, accompanied by Grigg Fountain, sang "Haven of Rest", 
a quartet composed of Miss Christine Baines, Mrs. Smither, James C. Moore and 
James T. Harrell, sang "In the Garden". 

   The casket was covered with a pall of Ascension lillies, pink roses and 
stevia. 

   Active pallbearers were C.E. King, E.C. Horton, J.B. Rooke, J.V. Powell, 
Dr. Archie Smither, M. Anderson Maxey, Shirley T. Holland.  Friends of the 
family, both of Suffolk and Windsor, were honorary pallbearers. 


John Solomon VAUGHAN, of Windsor & Suffolk, jeweler & optometrist, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 8 Dec 1939, Suffolk, age 69, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block I, Lot 110**), Suffolk, 10 Dec 1939, 
"The Weekly News" (Windsor, VA), Wed., Dec. 13, 1939, p. 1 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Thurs., Dec. 14, 1939, p. 1 

**Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_v.txt 

*His gravestone show VAUGHAN.  (Find a Grave Mem. #134549239) 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Aug. 2, 1965, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/v250e3ob.txt 


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