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Obituary:

Louis Anthony O'Shea, 47, of 1705 Rockingham Drive, Normal, a Pontiac Correctional Center employee, died at 2:31 a.m. yesterday (July 29, 1991) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at East Lawn-Brady Funeral Home, Bloomington, the Rev. Gerald T. Ward officiating. He will be cremated.

Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

He was born Sept. 26, 1943, in Cairo, a son of Louis E. and Marie Vaughn Ollis O'Shea. He married Patricia Farnham Dec. 28, 1979, in Pontiac. She survives.

Also surviving are his mother, Joliet; one son, Sean Michael, Pontiac; one stepdaughter, Stephanie Steimle, 1705 Rockingham Drive, Normal; one brother, Gerald, Atlanta, Ga.; and two sisters, Nancy Quigley, Wilmington, and Pat Regis, Elwood.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Mr. O'Shea started with the Illinois Department of Corrections in 1967. Most recently, he was a clinical service supervisor at Pontiac Correctional Center.

He received the Academy of Certified Social Workers award. He attended the American Academy of Human Sciences.

He was a member of Alpha Chi national honor fraternity, Phi Gamma Mu national social sciences honor fraternity, Alpha Kappa Delta national sociology honor fraternity, Joliet Order of the Moose and Mid Illini Power Squadron.

He received a bachelor of arts degree from Sam Houston State College in Houston and his master's from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Moosehart Fund, in care of the Bloomington Moose Lodge.

(Published in The Bloomington Pantagraph on July 30, 1991)

Louis — B.A.. [Group Sheet]

1. S.M. O'Shea

Louis married P. Farnham [Group Sheet]

Louis married Marie Vaughn 3 Mar 1939. Marie (daughter of Robert Napoleon Vaughn and Verna Izora Crow) was born 25 Sep 1923, Campbell, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA; died , Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Robert N. Vaughn, age 65, died at St. Mary's Hospital Tuesday at 10:45 p. m. after an extended illness. His home was at 201 Elmwood Place. Mr. Vaughn had been a resident of Cairo for the past 17 years.

He was born February 11, 1887 at Vienna and was married to Verna I. Crow, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Crow of Holcomb, Mo., on August 14, 1910. To this union, 15 children were born, 12 of whom are surviving.

For many years, Mr. Vaughn was engaged in the insurance business in Dunklin County, Mo. Four years prior to his retirement, he was an employe of Federal Barge Line.

Survivors include his wife, Verna; six daughters, Helen Niederkorn of Chicago, Virginia Moore of Wayne, Mich., Marie O'Shea of Lockport, Ill., Joan Thompson of St. Louis, Catherine Sapien of St. Louis, Ruth Vaughn of Chicago; six sons, Maj. Paul B. Vaughn of Pope Air Force Base, Ft. Bragg, N.C., Robert A. Vaughn of Kansas City, Mo., Billy G. and Carl B. Vaughn both of Cairo, Jimmy E. Vaughn of Metropolis and Jack A. Vaughn of Hopkins, Mo.; 24 grandchildren; his father, Marion F. Vaughn of Kennett, Mo.; several half-sisters and half-brothers and other relatives.

The body is at Karcher Brothers Funeral Home where friends may call.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Joe Caldwell officiating.

Interment will be made in Thistlewood Cemetery.

Karcher Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Robert married Verna Izora Crow 13 Aug 1910, Holcomb, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA. Verna (daughter of Eason Threatmitchell Crow and Barbara Catherine Wells) was born 29 Jan 1891, Holcomb, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA; died 8 Oct 1985, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA; was buried 11 Oct 1985, Beechwood Cemetery - Mounds, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Verna I. Vaugh, 94, died Tuesday, funeral Friday, Renner & Sons.

(Published in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on October 10, 1985)



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Verna I. Vaughn, nee Crow, 94, of Belleville, died Tuesday, October 8, 1985 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Robert Vaughn, three daughters; a son; her parents; two sisters and a brother.

Surviving are six sons, Paul B. Vaughn and Carl Vaughn, both of Belleville, Robert A. Vaughn of Boulder, CO, Billie Vaughn of Peoria, IL, Jimmie Vaughn of St. Louis, MO and Paul E. Killam of New Market, IA; five daughters, Helen Niederkorn of Scott City, MO, Virginia Moore of Wayne, MI, Marie Ollis of Crest Hill, IL, Joan Reese of Peoria, IL and Ruth Eaton of Grassy, MO; 49 grandchildren; 62 great grandchildren; eight great great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, at the George Renner and Sons Funeral Home in Belleville with Rev. Mansfield Hunt officiating. Burial will be in Beechwood Cemetery in Mounds, IL.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.

(Published in The Belleville News-Democrat on October 10, 1985)

Eason married Barbara Catherine Wells 18 Jan 1880, Clarkton, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA. Barbara was born 14 Nov 1852, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA; died 9 Mar 1909, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA; was buried , Stanfield Cemetery - Clarkton, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]