Clair L. DeVault (1958)

DEVAULT, SAWHILL, DUFF

Posted By: Linda Brittain (email)
Date: 3/20/2006 at 14:56:25

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, May 28, 1958
Page 2

FORMER RESIDENT KILLED IN CRASH

Clair DeVault, formerly of Madison county, was killed last Saturday, May 24, in an automobile accident near Odebolt. He was 52 years of age.

Mr. DeVault was born at Dexter, Sept. 11, 1905, a son of Charles and Carrie H. DeVault. He attended Winterset and Dexter schools. He has been living recently at Buffalo, Mo., but was employed at Dennison, Ia.

Surviving are two daughters, Barbara and Beverly of Maywood, Ill., and Francis of the U. S. air force; two sisters, Mrs. Gaylord Sawhill of Winterset and Revi (first name unclear) Duff of Van Wert; and two brothers, Gyle and Orlie DeVault of Winterset and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held this Thursday at 2 p. m. from the Evans Funeral home in Dexter. Burial will be at Menlo.
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Dexter Sentinel
Dexter, Iowa
Thursday, June 5, 1958

Funeral services of Clair L. DeVault 52, were held at the Evans Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon, May 29, Reverend Paul Textor, of the Dexter Methodist church was in charge of the last rites.

Miss Dorothy Cooley was the pianist. Casketbearers were Gyle DeVault, Orla DeVault, Francis Comstock, Gaylord Sawhill, Earl Schwabe, and Earl Duff.

The committal was at the Menlo cemetery.

Clair L. DeVault was born at Dexter on September 11, 1905, a son of Chas. Henry and Carrie Cron DeVault. He was killed in a two-car collision north of Denison, May 24, 1958 where he had been employed by the Comstock Construction Company for several years. He lived in Madison county and attended school there as a boy. His home was on a farm west of Buffalo, Missouri.

Mr. DeVault was married in June 1924 to Catherine Dockstetter. They were the parents of four children: Donald who died at the age of 4 months, Francis Edward of Japan; Barbara and Beverly DeVault of Maywood, Illinois.

He was married to Lois Schwabe in 1940. She preceded him in death August 17, 1957.

Mr. DeVault was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Dale Forrest. Those surviving to mourn his passing are his three children; four grandchildren—Francis Clair, Cathy, Dail and Donald all of Japan; two sisters—Mrs. Ruby Sawhill of Winterset and Mrs. Reva Duff of Van Wert; two brothers Orla and Gyle DeVault of Winterset.

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