Vaughn H. "Mac" McDaniel

Vaughn Hal "Mac" McDaniel, 88, of Franklin Township, OH passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Meadow Falls of Middletown, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born at home on the family farm in Lake Lure, North Carolina on June 22, 1937 to parents, D. Gordon and Jesse Catherine (Flynn) McDaniel.

Mac was a 1955 graduate from high school in Oak Ridge, TN. He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, and the Ohio Air National Guard 160th Refueling Unit from which he retired in 1991 as a Chief Master Sergeant. He was a recipient of a Bronze Star that he earned in active duty during the Desert Storm campaign 1990-1991. Following his military career Mac worked in several aspects of the funeral industry. He could always be depended upon to show up to offer help and his word was his bond. There weren’t many things that he didn’t know how to fix and he was most at home on a mower or in the garage fine-tuning his cars. Mac lived to serve, whether in the military, in his church, his neighbors and friends and especially his family.

Mac loved his family with his whole heart and will be greatly missed by his daughter, Michelle R. (Darin) Fowler; son, Gordon R. (Beverly) McDaniel; brother, Felix C. (Jan) McDaniel; grandchildren, Zach (Rebecca) Fowler, Josh (Emily) Fowler, Nick McDaniel, Hope McDaniel & Isaiah McDaniel; and great granddaughter, McKenna Fowler; as well as several loving nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, Minetta Kay McDaniel in January of this year; son, Kevin McDaniel; sister, Martha (George) Royster; and brothers, Donald G. (Lucy) McDaniel & K. Herschel (Virginia) McDaniel.

Visitation will be Wednesday, March 25, 2026 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at West Chester Nazarene Church, 7951 Tylersville Rd., West Chester. There will be a brief visitation Thursday morning prior to the service from 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. with funeral service beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the church with Reverend Gordon McDaniel, Reverend Darin Fowler and Reverend Alex Mahaffey, pastor of West Chester Nazarene, officiating. Interment will be at Dayton National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers please consider donating to the Alzheimer's Association.

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