05/29/2026
AN ANSWER TO THE CALL: THE VAUGHN CEMETERY VETERANS MEMORIAL
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OFFICIAL VENMO:
Dear Friends, Neighbors, and Fellow Patriots,
My dad is a proud veteran, and together, we are taking on a community mission to honor the brave men and women who served our country and are now laid to rest at Vaughn Cemetery.
Through our research, we have identified 107 brave servicemen and women currently resting on the quiet hills of Vaughn Cemetery. Right now, there is no central monument to honor their collective sacrifice. The Vaughn Cemetery Board has generously approved and donated a dedicated plot of land on the cemetery grounds to establish a permanent memorial. The site is secured. Now, as a father and daughter team, we need our community's help to raise the stones.
The Memorial Design
We have commissioned a beautiful, permanent granite installation consisting of three stones:
• The Centerpiece: A majestic, custom serpentine-shaped granite stone holding the main dedication.
• The Honor Roll: Flanking the center will be two classic rectangular stones beautifully engraved with the names of all 107 heroes.
• Built for the Future: The design leaves intentional open space at the bottom. As our living local veterans eventually pass on, their names can be seamlessly engraved right on-site at the cemetery.
How You Can Help Us Honor Them
Because the cemetery board provided the land for free, every single dollar donated goes straight toward the cost of the raw granite blocks, the concrete foundation, and the professional engraving. To ensure complete transparency, a dedicated project account has been established. You can give safely in the following ways:
By Venmo: on your app. (Please include "Veterans Memorial" and any specific veteran's name you wish to honor in the note!)
By Check: Please make checks payable to Vaughn Veterans Memorial Fund. Checks can be mailed or dropped off to us at: 210 Country Club Rd. Poteau, OK, 74953
OUR 107 HEROES
Please look through this list. If you recognize a family member, neighbor, or old friend, please help us spread the word to their relatives!
A - B Charles Dero Abbott • Samuel J. “Sam” Abbott • Philip Morris Reed “Phil” Adams • Earl G. Baird • Gary Bass • Leo Bass • Athel Lewis Billings • Clarence Lester Billings • Albert Billy • Edmond Talmadge Billy • James Edward Billy Sr. • Thomas Ray “Tommy” Billy • William Albert Billy Jr. • James Russell Bishop • Christopher Columbus Brand • David Allen Brand Jr. • Milford Monroe “Mel” Brand • Jerry Joseph Brown • James Otis “Jim” Burden • Rev William David “Bill” Burgess • Jerry Butler
C- D Bob Wallace Cooper • Cleo LeRoy Cooper • Douglas Leroy Cooper • Other L Cooper • Richard Carl “Coop Dick” Cooper • James Wesley Dameron • Ronald Lee “R.D.” Dameron • E Chris Darnell • Charles William Davison • James Harold Davison II • Elmer Gene Dees • Logan L Doyel • Charles Wallace Durant • James Durant • Jerry Brooks Durant • Johnny George Durant • Walter Dewayne “Wayne” Durant • Walter Noah Durant
F - H Lee Ben Foster • Glen Farrell Garner • Thell Edward Gilstrap • Bill Henry Goins • Woodrow “Woody” Goins • Ronnie Paul Goodin • Arvil Aaron Gregory • Willis J. Griffith • Claude Pershing Hainey • Andrew Jackson Hale Jr. • William Bernie Hale • William Bernie Hale Jr. • Walter Frazier Harmon • Cecil Wesley Harrison • Dency Robert Harrison • Forrest Edward Harrison • Frank E. Harrison • Gordon Bert Harrison • John D Harrison • Kenneth Eugene Harrison • Cody Lynn Hill • William Nicholas Hopkins • David Charles Hubbard • Dennis T Huddleston • Jack T. Huddleston • Frank D Hughes • Quincey Albert Humphries
I - M Jack Lee Ivy • Millie Teresa Barnes Kerschner • Euel Tanner “E.T.” Leonard Jr. • Everett James Loggains • Roy Eugene Loggains • Roy Hardin “Mull” Loggains • Troy Hurshel Mahorney • Arvil I Marshall • Cecil Price Marshall • Garlin H Marshall • Frank Martin • Willie Lee “W.L.or Mac” McCombs • William Thomas “Bill” McMillin
N - S Columbus C. Nichols • Paul Oliver Nichols • Jack D. Peck • Herbert W Perry • Joseph Brian Perry • Hansel Joshua Phillips Sr. • Henry L. Reece • Benjamin Van Buren Sanders • Ronald Ray Sawyers • Lavon Scott • Burl “Don” Shrum • Earl Curtis Shrum • Robert Clayton Silva • Carl D “Turk” Smedley • Jack Smedley • Finis Davis Smith • Hester Smith • J T Smith
T - W Charles Catlin Tiffee • John Bayless “Jack” Tucker • Willis Henry Turner • John William Urchison • Steve Earl Warren • James Edwin White • Tommy E White • Eugene Rube Winn • Carl Franklin Woolbright • Tom Eugene Wylie
To verify a name, add a veteran we may have missed, or ask questions, please call or text us anytime at 214-263-0314. The ground is ready, the design is set, and our 107 heroes are waiting. Let’s come together to give them the lasting tribute they earned.
With deep pride and gratitude,
Travis Loggains (Veteran) & Christie Taylor 214-263-0314 | [email protected]
