McALESTER — Donald Gene Vaughan died Sunday, March 11, 2012, in Houston.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Brumley-Mills Chapel. Burial will be at Ulan Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brumley-Mills Funeral Home of McAlester.
Born Jan. 3, 1932, in Ulan, he was the son of Sampson and Lillian (Auston) Vaughan. He graduated from McAlester High School in 1950 where he was president of the student council. He won the Golden Gloves State Championship in boxing in 1950, and went on to the national finals in Chicago. He also played on the high school football team.
As a member of the Oklahoma National Guard, he was called into active duty with his unit, the 45th Infantry Division, during the summer following his high school graduation. He was deployed to Japan for two years and was promoted to staff sergeant.
He returned home to attend Oklahoma State University and received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; he later earned another bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Tulsa in 1959.
He married Roberta Jane Moose in June 1955, in Tulsa. They had four daughters: twins Rebecca and Barbara, and Kara and Melinda. His wife preceded him in death in October 1979.
He was employed as a regional manager for the Birdwell Division of Seismograph Oil and Gas Company for 25 years, later transferring to Houston to work for Dresser Industries for eight years before retiring in Houston.
On Aug. 15, 1981, he married Tina Dalton in Tulsa. He enjoyed watching the Sooners.
Survivors include his wife, Tina; daughters Rebecca (David) Osterhout, Kara Marks and Melinda Brown; sisters Shirley Campbell, Dale Sitter, Betty Schofield and Diane Lytle; stepdaughters Diana (Bill) Ellis and Julie (Alan) Jansen; son-in-law Steve Goodson; grandsons Kyle Osterhout, Grant Goodson, Nathan Marks, Brett Ellis, Austin Brown and Chad Marks; granddaughters Brittany Sanchez, Emily Ellis, Allyson Brown and Hannah Jansen, and great-grandchildren Elliott Marks and Mia Sanchez.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Charles and Lindy; his sister, Judy Chellberg, and his daughter, Barbara Goodson.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Brumley-Mills Chapel. Burial will be at Ulan Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brumley-Mills Funeral Home of McAlester.
Born Jan. 3, 1932, in Ulan, he was the son of Sampson and Lillian (Auston) Vaughan. He graduated from McAlester High School in 1950 where he was president of the student council. He won the Golden Gloves State Championship in boxing in 1950, and went on to the national finals in Chicago. He also played on the high school football team.
As a member of the Oklahoma National Guard, he was called into active duty with his unit, the 45th Infantry Division, during the summer following his high school graduation. He was deployed to Japan for two years and was promoted to staff sergeant.
He returned home to attend Oklahoma State University and received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; he later earned another bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Tulsa in 1959.
He married Roberta Jane Moose in June 1955, in Tulsa. They had four daughters: twins Rebecca and Barbara, and Kara and Melinda. His wife preceded him in death in October 1979.
He was employed as a regional manager for the Birdwell Division of Seismograph Oil and Gas Company for 25 years, later transferring to Houston to work for Dresser Industries for eight years before retiring in Houston.
On Aug. 15, 1981, he married Tina Dalton in Tulsa. He enjoyed watching the Sooners.
Survivors include his wife, Tina; daughters Rebecca (David) Osterhout, Kara Marks and Melinda Brown; sisters Shirley Campbell, Dale Sitter, Betty Schofield and Diane Lytle; stepdaughters Diana (Bill) Ellis and Julie (Alan) Jansen; son-in-law Steve Goodson; grandsons Kyle Osterhout, Grant Goodson, Nathan Marks, Brett Ellis, Austin Brown and Chad Marks; granddaughters Brittany Sanchez, Emily Ellis, Allyson Brown and Hannah Jansen, and great-grandchildren Elliott Marks and Mia Sanchez.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Charles and Lindy; his sister, Judy Chellberg, and his daughter, Barbara Goodson.
McALESTER — Donald Gene Vaughan died Sunday, March 11, 2012, in Houston.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Brumley-Mills Chapel. Burial will be at Ulan Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brumley-Mills Funeral Home of McAlester.
Born Jan. 3, 1932, in Ulan, he was the son of Sampson and Lillian (Auston) Vaughan. He graduated from McAlester High School in 1950 where he was president of the student council. He won the Golden Gloves State Championship in boxing in 1950, and went on to the national finals in Chicago. He also played on the high school football team.
As a member of the Oklahoma National Guard, he was called into active duty with his unit, the 45th Infantry Division, during the summer following his high school graduation. He was deployed to Japan for two years and was promoted to staff sergeant.
He returned home to attend Oklahoma State University and received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; he later earned another bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Tulsa in 1959.
He married Roberta Jane Moose in June 1955, in Tulsa. They had four daughters: twins Rebecca and Barbara, and Kara and Melinda. His wife preceded him in death in October 1979.
He was employed as a regional manager for the Birdwell Division of Seismograph Oil and Gas Company for 25 years, later transferring to Houston to work for Dresser Industries for eight years before retiring in Houston.
On Aug. 15, 1981, he married Tina Dalton in Tulsa. He enjoyed watching the Sooners.
Survivors include his wife, Tina; daughters Rebecca (David) Osterhout, Kara Marks and Melinda Brown; sisters Shirley Campbell, Dale Sitter, Betty Schofield and Diane Lytle; stepdaughters Diana (Bill) Ellis and Julie (Alan) Jansen; son-in-law Steve Goodson; grandsons Kyle Osterhout, Grant Goodson, Nathan Marks, Brett Ellis, Austin Brown and Chad Marks; granddaughters Brittany Sanchez, Emily Ellis, Allyson Brown and Hannah Jansen, and great-grandchildren Elliott Marks and Mia Sanchez.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Charles and Lindy; his sister, Judy Chellberg, and his daughter, Barbara Goodson.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Brumley-Mills Chapel. Burial will be at Ulan Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brumley-Mills Funeral Home of McAlester.
Born Jan. 3, 1932, in Ulan, he was the son of Sampson and Lillian (Auston) Vaughan. He graduated from McAlester High School in 1950 where he was president of the student council. He won the Golden Gloves State Championship in boxing in 1950, and went on to the national finals in Chicago. He also played on the high school football team.
As a member of the Oklahoma National Guard, he was called into active duty with his unit, the 45th Infantry Division, during the summer following his high school graduation. He was deployed to Japan for two years and was promoted to staff sergeant.
He returned home to attend Oklahoma State University and received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; he later earned another bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Tulsa in 1959.
He married Roberta Jane Moose in June 1955, in Tulsa. They had four daughters: twins Rebecca and Barbara, and Kara and Melinda. His wife preceded him in death in October 1979.
He was employed as a regional manager for the Birdwell Division of Seismograph Oil and Gas Company for 25 years, later transferring to Houston to work for Dresser Industries for eight years before retiring in Houston.
On Aug. 15, 1981, he married Tina Dalton in Tulsa. He enjoyed watching the Sooners.
Survivors include his wife, Tina; daughters Rebecca (David) Osterhout, Kara Marks and Melinda Brown; sisters Shirley Campbell, Dale Sitter, Betty Schofield and Diane Lytle; stepdaughters Diana (Bill) Ellis and Julie (Alan) Jansen; son-in-law Steve Goodson; grandsons Kyle Osterhout, Grant Goodson, Nathan Marks, Brett Ellis, Austin Brown and Chad Marks; granddaughters Brittany Sanchez, Emily Ellis, Allyson Brown and Hannah Jansen, and great-grandchildren Elliott Marks and Mia Sanchez.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Charles and Lindy; his sister, Judy Chellberg, and his daughter, Barbara Goodson.
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