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Note: Warren was named for his grandfather, Warren Potter Thayer. Warren grew up in Allen County Kansas. His parents family lived in Moran and on a farm several miles NW of Moran. Warren , Ula, and Ralph attended Waverly School, district No. 77, in Deer Creek township, during the 1911-1912 term.
Warren and Edith Vadna King were married in the Christian Church in Yates Center, KS. They had met while Edith's parents lived on a farm near LaHarpe, KS. Edith lived in Iola, with her brother Alva, until he died of typhoid fever. They settled on 80 acres, purchased from the Field family, in Woodson county, North township, about six miles NW of Yates Center.
In 1926 the Vaughn home was destroyed by fire. The next day their first child Richard Clinton was born and lived only a few hours. This was a great disappointment after waiting 11 years for a child.
Warren, a hay baler/dealer and farmer, maintained the township roads and telephone lines. He shipped baled hay to the Kansas City Zoo for the animals. During the "Great Depression" Warren and Edith, along with niece Nadene Cora Close they were raising, went to California to work in the canneries so they would not lose the farm.
Warren was one of the first in Woodson County to owna "Delco" light plant. The "Delco" ran on gasoline and charged a set of batteries that produced 32 Volt DC power to the house. The boys would come home from school and run the radio of the batteries. If one discharged the batteries too much the engine would not start unless one used another sorce of power to turn it. Dad would get pretty upset when this happened.
He enjoyed watching the boys play baseball on Sundays at Burt. Warren was a member of the Cope School district No. 62 school board and maintained the telephone lines in the area. He was employed by the county road department for many years. He graded many miles of roads, was a supervisor, and County Engineer for a time.
Edith enjoyed membership in the Loyal Community club and the Home Demonstration Unit. She won first place for her dill pickles at the county fair one year. Fishing in the farm lot pond was something she enjoyed. She caught several nice bullhead catfish. One winter the pond froze over and the fish died from lack of oxygen.
Two highlights in Warren and Edith's lives were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary in 1940 on the farm with dozens of friends and relatives and their Golden Anniversary in Lawrence with many of the same guests.
They resided at 1535 New Hampshire and 1116 Connecticut Streets. They enjoyed visiting with neighbors and friends. Edith received the "Good Neighbor" award from KLWN not long before her death.
Warren was a quiet type of person, never raising his voice in anger. He spared the rod while raising his three sons. He was of average build and height. His hair turned white in later years. His last years were rather uncomfortable as he was bed-ridden for many years. The cause of his death was general debilatation and tumor of the pituitary gland.
Warren and Edith are buried in the Yates Center Cemetery along with their infant son Richard Clinton.
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