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Gladys (Winegar) VanMeter
 
MON., NOV. 4, 1940 YOUNG WIFE PASSES AWAY Gladys Van Meter, Mitchell, Dies In Hospital Early This Morning Gladys Van Meter, wife of Robert Van Meter of Mitchell passed away at 4:30 o'clock this morning in Robet Long hospital, where she had been a patient since Sept. 23. She had undergone an operation. Mrs. Van Meter was 25 years of age. She was the daughter of John C. and Anna Hopper Winegar and was married to Mr. Van Meter April 12, 1939. Besides the husband, she leaves three brothers Harry Winegar, Indianapolis, Alva Winegar and Clayton Winegar, both of Mitchell; two sisters, Mrs. Flora Milligan, Martin county, and Mrs. Myrtle Pridemonre, Mitchell; two step-sisters, Mrs. Bertha Fleenor, Mitchell and Mrs. Lora Boling, Seymour; a step-brother, Harley Jones, Bedford, and step-father, John L. Jones, Mitchell. Funeral services will be conducted from Haverly mortuary in Mitchell at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. W. A. Sanders. Burial will be in Mitchell cemetery. The remains will lie in state at Haverly's until the hour of the rites.
 
From "Bedford Daily Times Mail", Bedford, Indiana,
(Submitted by Diana S Flynn)
 
 
 
Amanda Sullivan Vaughn
 
FOLLOWS HUSBAND TO GRAVE -- Mrs. S. D. Vaughn died at her home in Polk Township May 14, 1917, after a lingering illness of several weeks. Her husband, having preceded her only six days. They were the oldest pioneer settlers of Polk Township being 83 and 86 years of age. They had lived together about 67 years. They had five daughters and two sons and many grandchildren and great grandchildren and other relatives to mourn their departure. Funeral services were conducted at Gilgal by the Rev. Badger of Heltonville. Burial in the cemetery there.
 
From Bloomington (IN) Evening World, May 25, 1917, p. 1
(Submitted by OnlyonePhyl@aol.com )
 
 
 
Stokely Vaughn
 
DEATH OF S. D. VAUGHN, AGE 85 -- At the age of 85, S. D. Vaughn, one of the oldest residents of the southeast side of the county, passed beyond, and the good wife is at the point of death, and is almost the same age. Both have lived in the Polk Township community for many years and have been leading and substantial citizens. They were born in Tennessee and are at the head of a well known family. Besides the aged wife, the children are Mrs. John Bodenhamer, Mrs. Joshua Waltsip (sic), Eli and Douglas Vaughn, Mrs. Isaac Fish and Mrs. Dalton Clark. Among the grandchildren are Mrs. George Sexton and Mrs. James Henry of this city.  --
(Bloomington (IN) Telephone, May 8, 1917, p. 2)
NUMBER FROM THIS COMMUNITY ATTEND FUNERAL OF S. D. VAUGHN AT HELTONVILLE TODAY -- Burial at Gilgal Cemetery Mrs. Mary Vaughn, Mrs. Josie Chenault, son, (illegible) and daughters, Gladys and Inez of Oolitic, Donald Vaughn, at Bloomington, Lawrence M(illegible), and George Vaughn of Oolitic and Mr. and Mrs. Lon Clark of Clear Creek, Mrs. Glady Bundy of this city went to Heltonville this morning to attend the funeral of S. D. Vaughn, an aged pioneer and their relative. The deceased was 85 years of age and leaves a widow and seven grown children. The funeral took place at noon today from the Gilgal Church, interment following in the Gilgal Cemetery. --
(Bedford (IN) Daily Mail, May 10, 1917, p. 1.)
Lawrence County Death Record -- Stokely Vaughn died on May 8, 1917, in Lawrence County, Indiana, at the age of 85 years, 10 months and 12 days. He was married to Amanda Vaughn at the time of his death. The cause of death was chronic intersticial nephritis. The undertaker was D. B. Stafford and place of burial was Gilgal Cemetery, Heltonville, Lawrence County, Indiana. He was born on June 26, 1831, in Tennessee to Wilson and Nancy (Bowlen) Vaughn, natives of Massachusetts and Tennessee, respectively
 
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