Ida Marie Vaughn

Ida Marie Vaughn died peacefully at home on January 11, 2017. Ida Marie was born on her parent’s farm in LaCrosse, Kansas on September 29, 1922 and was the first of four children born to Myrtle and Earl Howell.

Ida Marie and her three siblings, Janet, James and Mary, attended a one-room schoolhouse in Rush County, Kansas and graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1940. She went to Park College in Kansas City, Missouri and the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education.

On January 22, 1944, Ida Marie married her life-long friend and the love of her life, Robert Vaughn, while he was on leave from the Navy during WWII. After the death of her parents, they ran the family farm until 1953 and then moved to Colorado where they raised their four children – Janna Beth, Peggy, Jack and Roberta.

Ida Marie was a well-loved primary school teacher with a true passion for helping children learn and respect others. In addition to teaching, she enjoyed the outdoors and had a love for animals and nature. She was a wonderful homemaker, mother, wife and respected member of the community. Ida Marie’s strong faith and devotion kept her active in the First United Methodist Church as a Sunday School Teacher, member of the United Methodist Women and Stephen’s Ministry. She will always be remembered as kind, patient and loving to family, friends and all who knew her.

Ida Marie is preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Myrtle Howell; brother, James; sister, Janet; and beloved husband, Robert. She is survived by her youngest sister, Mary (Wayne) Brougher of Hilltop Lakes, Texas; her four children, Janna Beth Vaughn, Peggy Vaughn, Roberta Vaughn Fish (Mark) of Grand Junction, and her son Jack (Carol) Vaughn of Centennial. She also leaves five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, all from Colorado.

A Memorial Service for Ida Marie will be announced at a later date this spring. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made “In Memory of Ida Marie Vaughn” to:

HopeWest Hospice Care Center, 3090 North 12th St. #B, Grand Junction, CO 81506 or Steadfast Steeds Mustang Sanctuary, PO Box 3953, Grand Junction, CO 81502

Arrangements under the direction of Martin Mortuary, Grand Junction, CO.