Keith K. Vaughan passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center due to heart failure.
He was born in 1934 to Maude and Forest Vaughan in Everett, Wash. They moved to Cardiff, Idaho, when he was young and then moved to Headquarters, where his parents worked for Potlatch Forests Inc. He grew up in the "Circle" at Headquarters and attended Pierce schools and graduated from Pierce High School in 1952. He met Ramona (McDonald) Llewellyn and in 1954, they were married in Lewiston. By 1961, the family consisted of two older daughters, Kathie and Susan, and two younger sons, Scott and Kris. They lived in Lewiston until 1963 and within one year had lived in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Keith was a "gypo" logger and went where the work was. He lived in St. Regis, Mont., for three years before moving back to Pierce.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman as well as a great mechanic and all around "fix-it man." He made his living hauling logs but could do anything he put his mind to. In 1972, Keith, Ramona and the boys moved to Superior, Mont., where he lived for 43 years. In early 2015, the family moved him to Serenity Place in Lewiston so he could be closer to his daughters.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Maude and Forest Vaughan; his wife of 52 years, Ramona; an infant son, Bryon Keith; his brothers, Norman and Joe Vaughan. Survivors include children Kathie (and Glen) Smith of Lewiston, Susan (and Mark) Snider of Clarkston, Scott (and Bridgette) Vaughan of North Pole, Alaska, and Kris (and Doreen) Vaughan of Superior, Mont.
Cremation has taken place, and there are no services planned.
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