Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-04-28
The Passing Of
w. D. Vaughan

William Delaney Vaughan was born
at Dover, Missouri, September l.,
1850. In May, 1879, he moved to Key
tesville and began working in the
hardware store of J.. Whiteman in the
! Horsley Building located on the cor
ner where the Bank of Keytesville
now stands. On April IS, 1880, the
entire book, including the store was
destroyed by fire. Early in May Mr..
Vaughan bought an interest in the
firm which now became Whitman g.
Vaughan. They moved across the
: street east into the ware room of the
Hill Dry Goods store, where they re-
mained until Mr.. Hill had completed
the building now occupied by Wilks
& Garnett. In 1886 Mr.. Vaughan
bought Mr.. Whiteman's entire inter-
est in the business and became sole
owner.
In 1904 Mr.. Vaughan purchased a
lot two blocks east and erected the
building in which his hardware busi-
ness has been located since that time.
There were three enterprises in
Keytesville to which Mr.. Vaughan
gave without stint, very happy and
effective attention. They. were all
at one and the same time in very
real sense both private and public.
These were the w. d. Vaughan Hard
ware store. Private in that legally
owned and managed by him, the
pride of his business life, the result
of years of consistent and admirable
endeavor, the object of his love in
commercial affairs. Public in the ele-
ment of strength in the economic life
of the community, the high type of
business ethics practiced, in the CO.
operation given those who needed
equipment for worthy business endea-
vor according to the old time neigh
borly practice of "twelve months
time" Then there was his home.
Private, certainly, in its deep affec-
tions, it's sacred fireside fellowship,
In his interest in each tree and flower
about that cheerful place. But pub
lie? Yes. Public, too, in that open
door to all neighbors who loved to
drop in, to chat awhile, and, too, in
that special joy of his heart to gather
crowd about his table and serve in
his gracious manner one of those ex-1
cellent meals he knew Mrs. Vaughan
would certainly see was there. And
finally, the Christian Church. There
this fine soul came to worship and to
find fellowship with his brethren. 1t
was the House of Prayer to him. And
while he would have been the last to
even think it, there was sense OF
being private about this enterprise,
also. You could not think of this
church apart from him and Mrs.
Vaughan. Others might neglect,
fail; pastors and people came and
went; Brother Vaughan went on with
out falter or fail.
And so this man became deeply
loved, intimately respected and abb
solutely trusted lin any and all rela-
tions. Hence he will be missed great
ly, recalled affectionately as only a
few are.
In the hills of life he chose that
higher sunlit way where those who
journey see afar, and golden! mellow
light fingers long after the sun is
down.
Mr.. Vaughan was united in mar
rage to Miss Eva Scott, Nov. "a,
1884, who with two brothers, S. E.
Vaughan of Dover, Mo-, and M. c.
Vaughan of High Hill, Mo-, and one
sister, Miss Jennie, of Dover, are left
with a host of friends to mourn his
his demise.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Christian church at 8 p. m. Tues
day, the Rev. J. E. Wolfe officiating.
He was assisted by B. G. Rudd, OF
Omaha.
The floral offerings were the largest
witnessed in the city for years, which
attested to the high esteem in which
he was held. The church was .artisti-
cally draped in black and white and
the beautiful flowers were arranged
around the front of the church in an
artistic manner.
The services were in charge of the
l. o. o. F., of which Mr.. Vaughan
was a member.
We extend our sincere sympathy to
the bereaved relatives in their sad
hour.