Monroe Devore

1926 - 1990  (64 years)

• Name	Monroe Devore  [1]
  Born	25 Apr 1926	Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Dec 1990
  Obituary	26 Dec 1990	Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA   [2]
  	Kerrville Daily Times: "Monroe D. DeVore Thursday services Jefferson -- Services for Monroe Dee Devore, 63, of Jefferson, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sullivan Funeral Home, Travis Street Chapel in Marshall with the Rev. Darwin Horseback officiating. Burial will follow in Algoma Cemetery-South in Marshall. Born April 25 1926, in Center Point, Mr. DeVore was the retired owner-operator of Tex-Pac Express in Marshall. Previously he was a professional truck driver. He was educated in Center Point schools and attended Stephen F. Austin State University. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Baptist faith. He married Alma V. Davis July 10, 1947, in Jackson ville. She survives. Other survivors include his mother, Elsie Witt Devore of Center Point; two sons, Max Dale Devore of Scottsville and Edwin Eard Devore of Marshall; two brothers, Car E. Devore of Cherokee and William Devore of Gainesville; high sisters, Eleanor Baker and Betty Acker, both of Center Point and JoAnne Cagle of Hondo, Nancy Faulkner of Cedar Park, Irene Gardner of Loveland, Elsie B. Kott of Fredericksburg, Fay Baker of Angleton and Donnie Sue Johnson of Medina; four grandchildren; Marty Devore and Amy Devore, both of Scottsville and Jeremy Devore and Christie Devore of Marshall; and numerous nieces and nephews. Sullivan Funeral Home in Marshall is in charge of arrangements."
  Person ID	I751	Gilmore-Donald
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	James Henry Devore,   b. 20 Nov 1894, Laclede County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 20 Jul 1951  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Elsie Witt,   b. Abt 1900-1906, Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, USA
  Married	29 Oct 1925	Bexar County, Texas, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alma V. Davis
  Married	10 Jul 1947	Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Max Dale Devore   2. Edwin Eard Devore
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S872] "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXMX-YKH : 4 December 2014), Monroe D Devore, 25 Apr 1926; citing Center Point, Kerr, Texas, United States, certificate 25142, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,240,098. [S883] "Obituaries: Monroe Dee Devore," Kerrville Daily Times (Kerrville, Tex.), 26 December 1990, p. 2A, col. 3; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 27 August 2017). [S871] "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, [Fourth Draft; ?Old Man?s Registration?],? digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com accessed 27 August 2017), card for James Henry Devore, serial no. 1061, Local Board 1, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas; citing Selective Service Registration Cars, World War II: Fourth Registration Record Group 147, Records of the Selective Service System, NARA, St. Louis, Missouri. [S879] "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-MF1 : accessed 27 August 2017), James Henry Devore and Elizabeth M Witt, 29 Oct 1925, Marriage; citing Bexar, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 24,951.