Tyler Morning Telegraph, July 5, 2007 TYLER - Services for Dr. James Miller Vaughn, a local philanthropist and Tyler Junior College Board of Trustees member, who died Wednesday at home in Tyler, are pending. He was 94. Dr. Vaughn had his hand in many goings-on in the Tyler area, and his legacy in Tyler will live on long after his death, friends and family said. "Dr. Vaughn was a great friend of Tyler and his loss will be deeply felt by everyone in our community. He's been involved in so many life-enhancing opportunities throughout the community," said Dr. William R. Crowe, president of Tyler Junior College. On June 2, Vaughn and his wife of 70 years, Bonna Bess, celebrated another anniversary with a reception at their home. Together they had two children, James M. Vaughn Jr., and Bette Barton Vaughn Benton, three grandchildren and a great grandchild. Born Oct. 23, 1912, in Tyler, Vaughn, son of Edgar H. and Lillie Mae Miller Vaughn, was educated in Tyler schools, attending Tyler Junior College, The University of Texas at Austin, and University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, where he received his B.S. and M.D. in 1937.