1927
Quinton
2017
Quinton Beryl Devaughan
February 17, 1927 — April 8, 2017
BERYL DeVAUGHAN
Services for long-time Anadarko resident Quinton Beryl DeVaughan, 90, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 14 at the First Baptist Church in Anadarko with Pastor Lynn Bellamy officiating.
He was born Feb. 17, 1927 in Faxon to Zed Farris and Ilma Flora (McCarty) DeVaughan, and passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 in Duncan.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Quinton Beryl DeVaughan Jr., and his siblings, Naomi Fissell, J.C. DeVaughan, Royce DeVaughan and Johnnie DeVaughan.
Beryl enlisted in the U.S. Navy on April 14, 1945. He was on the USS Fuller, leaving San Diego, Calif., on his way to Leyte Island in the Phillippines. There he transfered to the USS Regal, a repair ship, for the duration of his tour. Upon his arrival in Oakland, Calif., Yeoman DeVaughan was discharged on July 16, 1946.
A graduate of Binger High School, Beryl received his degree in Pharmacy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford in 1949. In 1950, he passed his pharmacy exam while working at a Cordell drug store.
He came to Anadarko in 1959 and purchased the Nichols Drug Store, which became DeVaughan Drug at First and Broadway. He dispensed medications and wisdom at that site for 47 years, until his retirement in November 2006.
An active member of the community, Beryl coached and sponsored Little League teams. He also sponsored adult softball teams, and all the school sports teams in Anadarko and the surrounding communities.
He played tennis for many years with numerous friends and family members. He also enjoyed fishing and family gatherings.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Anadarko and enjoyed singing in the church choir.
Survivors include his daughters, JaeLane Daily and her husband John of Enid, Glenna Pace and her husband Sam of Waurika, and Cynthia Bond of Nichols, N.Y.; his brothers, Zed DeVaughan Jr. and his wife, Judy of Edmond, Bob DeVaughan and his wife Elsa of West Barnstable, Mass., and Darwin DeVaughan and his wife Linda of Binger; his sister, Dorelene Wilson of Lookeba; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, and numerous nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends.
Services for long-time Anadarko resident Quinton Beryl DeVaughan, 90, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 14 at the First Baptist Church in Anadarko with Pastor Lynn Bellamy officiating.
He was born Feb. 17, 1927 in Faxon to Zed Farris and Ilma Flora (McCarty) DeVaughan, and passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 in Duncan.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Quinton Beryl DeVaughan Jr., and his siblings, Naomi Fissell, J.C. DeVaughan, Royce DeVaughan and Johnnie DeVaughan.
Beryl enlisted in the U.S. Navy on April 14, 1945. He was on the USS Fuller, leaving San Diego, Calif., on his way to Leyte Island in the Phillippines. There he transfered to the USS Regal, a repair ship, for the duration of his tour. Upon his arrival in Oakland, Calif., Yeoman DeVaughan was discharged on July 16, 1946.
A graduate of Binger High School, Beryl received his degree in Pharmacy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford in 1949. In 1950, he passed his pharmacy exam while working at a Cordell drug store.
He came to Anadarko in 1959 and purchased the Nichols Drug Store, which became DeVaughan Drug at First and Broadway. He dispensed medications and wisdom at that site for 47 years, until his retirement in November 2006.
An active member of the community, Beryl coached and sponsored Little League teams. He also sponsored adult softball teams, and all the school sports teams in Anadarko and the surrounding communities.
He played tennis for many years with numerous friends and family members. He also enjoyed fishing and family gatherings.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Anadarko and enjoyed singing in the church choir.
Survivors include his daughters, JaeLane Daily and her husband John of Enid, Glenna Pace and her husband Sam of Waurika, and Cynthia Bond of Nichols, N.Y.; his brothers, Zed DeVaughan Jr. and his wife, Judy of Edmond, Bob DeVaughan and his wife Elsa of West Barnstable, Mass., and Darwin DeVaughan and his wife Linda of Binger; his sister, Dorelene Wilson of Lookeba; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, and numerous nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends.
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