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Subject: Murder.Charge.Waived.To.Grand.Jury.1969.Bell-Clay.NEWS


Murder Charge Waived To Grand Jury July 17, 1969
Bell-Clay County KyArchives News

Sun Courier,Pineville,Ky. July 17, 1969
PINEVILLE---Lester Vaughn Rhodes,19 accused of slaying his grandfather near the Bell Whitley County lines last week,has waived the willful murder charge against him to the Bell Grand Jury. Rhodes is charged in the shotgun slaying of Felix Vaughn,71. The elderly man's body was found near his Greasy Creek home late one afternoon last week. He had been shot with a shotgun in the head,shoulders and back. Services were held for Mr.Vaughn Thursday at the Durham Chapel with the Rev. Birchel Smith officiating. Burial was in Scalf's Cemetery at Turkey Creek. Surviving are his wife Lillian Vaughn also of Ingram,12 children: William Vaughn,Ingram,-Ellen Lockard,-Temperance Michigan,Oma Asher,Wallins- Louise Tackett,Toledo Oh,.-Marie Ridner,Temperance Michigan,-Ed Vaughn,Ingram- Lizzie Stone,Cincinnatti Oh.-Irene Helton,Stoney Fork,-Lois Jean Trosper,Columbus Oh.-Margaret Conley and John Vaughn both also of Columbus. Dillard Hobert Vaughn of Ingram,-sister Belle Lowe of Arjay and three brothers Jim Vaughn of Hamilton,Oh.-Henry Vaughn,Straight Creek,-and Tom Vaughn of pine- ville.there are 54 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Durham Funeral Home of Pineville was in charge of arrangements.


Submitted by: Floyd Vaughn and Floyd Vaughn
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Additional Comments:
Felix was my Uncle he is buried at the Pineville Cemetary,even though the death date is wrong,,,,it says 1970.

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