RONALD VAUGHN

RONALD VAUGHN, 91, of Columbia City, died Sunday, July 12, 2009, 9:25 a.m., at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born on March 1, 1918, in Allen County, he was the son of Fred M. and Agnes (Heidrich) Vaughn. He grew up in the Arcola area, where he attended the Arcola public school system. He was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps. for four years, completing his high school education during this time and where he also served in the states of Idaho and Washington. The majority of his lifetime he resided in Fort Wayne, moving to Coesse, Whitley County, in 1966. On July 22, 1966, he was united in marriage to Dixie Spicher in Warsaw. He was a former employee of Wayne Pump Company, where he was a District Manager. In 1975, he retired as owner and founder of Wayne-Vaughn Equipment Company, distributing Wayne Pump products to the tri-state area service stations. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Dixie Vaughn of Columbia City; daughters, Phyllis Anglin of Cornville, Ariz. and Judy Fultz of New Haven; step-daughters, Debra (James) Bear and Dee Ann Wright, both of Columbia City; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren one great-great grandchild; brother, James Vaughn of Fort Wayne; sisters, Alys Berlin and June (Gordon) Koontz, both of Arcola and Virginia Gall of Alexandria, Ind.; mother-in-law, Grace McGinnis of Warsaw; and many loving and caring nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Hillis Willig; brothers, Marion, Kenneth and Douglas Vaughn; and grandsons, Todd Anglin and Christopher Fultz. Funeral service is 1 p.m. Thursday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, with Certified Funeral Celebrants, Sharon Brock-haus and Eddie P. Beagles officiating. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial in Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Coesse, Ind. Memorials may be given in memory of Mr. Vaughn to Parkview Whitley Home Health & Hospice or Riley Hospital for Children. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Please visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or to sign the guest register book.