FROM "THE NEWS AND BANNER", Franklin, Heard County, Georgia

NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, August 9, 1946

DEATH CLAIMS R.L. VAUGHAN

Death claimed Robert Lenton Vaughan, 64,prominent farmer of Drayton community., Tuesday morning at 5:45 o'clock, a heart attack proving fatal. He had been in ill health from a heart ailment for the past four months. Mr. Vaughan was born at Franklin, GA on February 2, 1882, being a son of Richard Marion and Susie E. Hollingsworth Vaughan. He had made his home here for the past 26 years and in his passing the community loses a progressive farm leader and highly esteemed citizen. He was a director of the Middle Georgia Electric Membership Corporation and served on the county committee of the agricultural adjustment administration. He was a staunch member of Drayton Baptist Church and took an active part in religius work in the community. Funeral services were held from the Vienna Baptist churchconducted by Rev. R.L. Harvey of Fort Valley, Rev. G.L. Griffin of Pinehurst, Rev. M.J. Bennett of Cordele and Rev. A. Walters of McLenney, Fla. The Peavy Quartet sand "Death is Only a Dream, Goodnight Here , Good Morning There and Rock of Ages." Mrs. R.C. Akin was accompanist. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Annie Kate Vaughan, two sons, J.R. Vaughan of Miami and H.M. Vaughan of Vienna; three daughters, Mrs. H.B. Wilson of Hogansville, Miss Christine Vaughan and Mrs. W.A. Walters of Vienna; five brothers, V.V. Vaughan and S.E. Vaughan of Vienna; L.J. Vaughan and H.G. Vaughan of Newnan; and W.W. Vaughan of Miami; four sisters, Mrs. A.E. McDowell of Vienna, Mrs. W.B. Hardy and Mrs. E.W. Hammond of Newnan and Mrs. Joe Merrill of Franklin. The Vienna News