Delores Joan "Pratt", age 87, passed away peacefully at home on December 14, 2025.

Delores was born on April 26, 1938 in Springfield, Missouri to Fred and Daisy (Lucas) Pratt. She attended Central High School in Springfield. On December 4, 1955, Delores married the love of her life, William "Bill" Vaughn, also of Springfield, Missouri. Together they shared 57 wonderful years of marriage and were blessed with five children.

Delores devoted her life to her family as a loving homemaker and worked as an Avon consultant for over 30 years. She truly enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, traveling, camping and bowling in league play. Delores was also an avid sports fan and could often be found cheering on her St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Delores is preceded in death be her husband, William "Bill" Vaughn; parents, Fred and Daisy Pratt; her sister, Jean and brother-in-law, Joe Ray; brother, Jim Pratt and sister-in-law, Donna Pratt; sister, Judy and brother-in-law, Reggie Blakey.

She is survived by her children, daughter, Shirley Muncy and husband, Les; son, William "Bubba" Vaughn; daughter, Ellen Blakey and husband, Vernal; son, Charles Vaughn and wife, Karen; son, John Vaughn; grandchildren, Deanna Muncy, Anthony Vaughn and wife, Ashlee, and Jonathan Vaughn and her pride and joy, great-grandchildren, Amelia and Ashton Vaughn, along with a host of extended family and many dear friends.

Delores will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered for her devotion to family, her kind heart and the joy she brought to those who knew her.

Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 PM, Friday, December 19, 2025 at Klingner Cope Funeral Home White Chapel, Springfield, MO. Funeral service will follow the visitation at 2:00 P.M. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

The Broken Chain
Author Unknown

We knew little that morning that
God was going to call your name,
In life we loved you dearly,
In death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
You did not go alone.
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.
You left us peaceful memories,
Your love is still our guide,
And though we cannot see you,
You are always at our side.
Our family chain is broken,
And nothing seems to be the same,
But as God calls us one by one,
The chain will link again.