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CHEROKEE, OK - Eddie "Ed" DeVore passed from this life on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Cherokee Manor after a lengthy illness. Eddie was born in Anthony, Kan., on July 10, 1944, to Murel and Grace �Riley� DeVore.
He finished high school in 1962, in Newton, Kan., and then went to college at Northwestern State, later graduating from Oklahoma State University with a degree in agriculture.
He first taught at Holcomb, Kan., and after one year he went into the U.S. Army for three years.
After his service in the Army, he went back to teaching at Newton High School. Then in 1980, he moved to Beloit, Kan., and taught there. He went to Kansas State University and received his master�s degree. He retired from Beloit School in 2010. After teaching for 40 years, he retired and moved back to Cherokee, Okla.
Those surviving include two sons, Bradley DeVore and wife Beth of Meridan, Miss., and Douglas DeVore of Beloit, Kan.; two sisters, Donna Daub and husband Sonny of Cherokee, and Elaine Carroll and husband Dennis of Newton, Kan.; three grandchildren, Gage, Shelby and Elizabeth; his mother, Grace DeVore of Cherokee; many nieces, nephews and many good friends.
Eddie was preceded in passing by his father, Murel DeVore and wife Betsy DeVore.
Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Halstead Cemetery, Halstead, Kan., (Hwy. 50 and K89) on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Lunch will be served at Halstead.
Arrangements have been made by Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Cherokee, Okla.
Memories may be shared at www.lanmanmemorials.com.
Memorials may be made to Farmway Credit Union, P.O. Box 446, Beloit, KS 67420, where a memorial fund has been established for the purpose of providing scholarships for agriculture/FFA education.
(Submitted by family)
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