Gary S. Vaughn

Gary S. Vaughn, 86, of Princeton died Saturday, October 14, 2017. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20 in Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton. Pastor John Erickson and Rev. Robert Edwards will officiate. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery, Wyanet. Military rites will be accorded by the Princeton American Legion and Wyanet VFW. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton. He was born March 10, 1931 in Bureau Township, Ill. to Lawrence and Mary (Carter) Vaughn. He married Helen Erickson on September 3, 1950 in the First Baptist Church of Manlius. She preceded him in death on October 23, 2014. He graduated from Bureau Township High School in 1949. He served in the National Guard of Illinois and U.S. Army Reserve from 1950-1953. He worked at LCN Closers in Princeton, for 47 years, until he retired in 1997. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Manlius. Survivors include three sons, Michael (Carole) Vaughn of Princeton, Kevin Vaughn of Princeton, and Craig (Lori) Vaughn of Racine, Wis.; seven grandchildren, Amy (Kirk) Stevens of Champaign, Lindsay Vaughn (Jim Van Fleet) of Princeton, Devin Vaughn (Christie Hancock) of Chicago, Jocelyn Vaughn (Tim George) of Chicago, Kristen Vaughn of Racine, Wis., Kelsey Vaughn of Madison, Wis. and Katelyn Vaughn of Racine, Wis.; one step-grandchild, Jessica (Casey) Tischner of Raleigh, N.C.; three great-grandchildren, Ty, Madlyn, and Ryan Stevens; three step-great-grandchildren, Avery, Kylen and Delaney Tischner; one sister, Sharon (Donald) Johnson of Princeton; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Vaughn; an infant daughter, Janice Vaughn; and an infant granddaughter, Emily Vaughn. Memorials may be directed to the family for a memorial set up in Gary''s memory.