Vaughn Robert YOURTH

Vaughn Robert YOURTH

Male 1940 - 2023  (82 years)

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  • Name Vaughn Robert YOURTH 
    Birth 23 Dec 1940 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Apr 2023  Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3959  Whitewater Region Early Families
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2023 

    Father Harrison YOURTH 
    Mother Lorna MOLKENTINE 
    Family ID F1882  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Yourth, Vaughn
    Yourth, Vaughn
    Photograph from the collection of Tamara Yourth
    Yourth, Vaughn plays Roy Orbison
    Yourth, Vaughn plays Roy Orbison

    Documents
    Cobden Opry's Characters - Vaughn Yourth, Cathy Timm, Ray Stoppa, Helen Pearson, Patsy Peever & Wayne Rostad
    Cobden Opry's Characters - Vaughn Yourth, Cathy Timm, Ray Stoppa, Helen Pearson, Patsy Peever & Wayne Rostad
    Opry News, Souvenir Edition, 1989
    Yourth, Vaughn Robert obituary
    Yourth, Vaughn Robert obituary
    https://cochranecountryfuneral.com/yourth-vaugh-robert/
    New Fair Grounds sign funded by Grand Old Opry
    New Fair Grounds sign funded by Grand Old Opry
    Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Jack & Janice McLaren compiled by Irene McLaren, 1993
    Cobden Seniors entertained by Vaughn Yourth
    Cobden Seniors entertained by Vaughn Yourth
    Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Jack & Janice McLaren, compiled by Irene McLaren, 1987
    1991 Opry
    1991 Opry
    The Cobden Sun, May 15, 1991

  • Notes 
    • Obituary provided by Tamara Yourth Kay
      Vaughn Yourth passed away April 10, 2023 after a lifetime of health challenges. Told by doctors he would never see 40, Vaughn died at age 82 still singing, still Vaughn. He had two passions in life: entertaining and tractors. Born legally blind with less than 10% vision and without lenses, Vaughn lived a challenging life. From an early age, he had a voice that drew people to him. With his band, throughout the 60?s and 70?s he performed all over eastern Ontario and western Quebec in nightclubs and at events. Vaughn and his band even won a record contract. One night Vaughn was playing at a restaurant/gas stop. In rolled Johnny Cash and his tour bus. Johnny got off the bus and went in to get a drink and heard the singing in the back. He wandered back and jammed with Vaughn till the wee hours. Vaughn had a voice with a range and style that people could listen to for hours. He liked nothing better than an audience. In 1976, Vaughn found Faith and quit the nightclub life to sing in churches and prisons, traveling with a variety of evangelists. Vaughn resided in Cobden, Ontario most of his life and was a well known entertainer throughout the Ottawa Valley. His last few years were spent living near his children in Calgary. Vaughn is survived by his four children: Robert of Cobden; Tamara Kay (Brian), Lana Edwards, and Grant, all of Calgary. He is also survived by grandchildren: Joshua and Jessie Yourth, Jaxan Kay, Erika Blaedow, Isabelle and Sophie Edwards, and Jakob Yourth. Vaughn is predeceased by his parents Harry and Lorna (Molkentine) Yourth and all of his siblings: Betty Agate, Irwin Yourth, Merle Suckow, Ardella Olmstead and June Lukus.