John Vaughn

MOUND CITY, Ill. -- John R. Vaughn, 63, of Mound City died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill.

He was born April 7, 1939, in Paducah, Ky., son of Earl and Carrie Terrell Vaughn.

Vaughn was a retired riverboat engineer. He was a member of Barlow Baptist Church in Barlow, Ky.

He served with the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.

Survivors include two sons, Earl and Michael Vaughn of Lexington, Ky.; a friend, Margie Abernathy of Mound City; and three grandchildren.

Friends may call at Barkett Funeral Home in Mound City after 11 a.m. Thursday.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Robert McCoy officiating. Burial will be in Barlow Cemetery at Barlow.