Arthur Vaughn

Arthur "Bud" Vaughn, Jr., son of the late Arthur Lee and Ruby Maze Vaughn, was born on August 3, 1930, in Dexter, Missouri and passed away at his home in Bloomfield, Missouri on December 30, 2012, at the age of 82 years. Arthur had lived in Bloomfield most of his life. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Bible Tabernacle Church in Bloomfield. On September 23, 1967, he married Geneva Davis in Essex, Missouri. Surviving are his wife, Geneva Vaughn of Bloomfield; five sons, DeWitt Vaughn of Middleton, Missouri, James Vaughn of Dexter, Richard Vaughn, Loyd Wills, Jr and John Wills all of Bloomfield; four daughters, Gloria Damron of Boise City, Oklahoma, Alice Faye Vaughn of Middleton, Missouri, Becky Odum of Essex, Vicky Wilson of Bloomfield; 14 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren; five brothers, Rolla Lee Vaughn, Jerry Vaughn and Randy Vaughn all of Dexter, Ronnie Vaughn of Holy Rude, Kansas, Dale Vaughn of Bloomfield; four sisters, Betty Horn and Sharon Gaughan both of Bloomfield, Rose Champion of Iola, Kansas and Barbara Davis of DeSoto, Missouri. Other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers, Larry and Eugene Vaughn; and one sister, Brenda Link. Friends may visit on Wednesday January 2, 2013, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Funeral services will be held on Thursday January 3, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Rev. Dudley Hamilton of Morehouse, Missouri officiating. Interment will be in the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with full military honors, Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.