Forest Dale DeVault (1930)

DEVAULT, DUFF, ESTELL, SAWHILL

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 3/27/2006 at 09:50:13

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 27, 1930

MORTUARY

Dale DeVault

On March 13, 1896, there came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie DeVault a son, their first born, Forest Dale, who grew to manhood on the parental farm in Jackson township. When about 20 years of age he united with the Webster M. E. church.

On October 3, 1917, he was united in marriage to Miss Bessie Estell, of Greenfield. To this union were born three children, one dying in infancy. The old home place had always been his home, except three years spent in Wayne county.

Dale was energetic, and a hard worker, obedient to his parents, loving and careful for his family, and a good neighbor. On September 13, 1929, he met with an accident and he had been a constant sufferer ever since, but bore his suffering with much patience and counted the days till he would be well again. On February 11th, he was taken much worse and at 8 p.m., February 18th, he passed away on to his reward, at the age of 33 years, 11 months and 23 days, leaving to mourn his departure his wife, two children, Helen Ruth, age 10, and Paul Charles, age 2, his father and mother, three brothers, Orla, of Dexter; Clair, of Laurell, Montana; Gyle, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Sawhill, of Barney, and Mrs. Reva Duff, of Afton; an aged grandmother, Mrs. Mary Frances DeVault, age 83, and a host of relatives and friends.

Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church in Winterset, Friday afternoon, February 21st at 2:30 o’clock, by Rev. A. R. Weed and Rev. A. P. Keast. Burial was in the Winterset cemetery.
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Earlham Library Collection
Earlham, Iowa
1930

DEATH CLAIMS YOUNG FARMER

Dale DeVault, of Pitzer, Dies Victim of Meningitis Following Amputation of Finger.

Dale De Vault, 35 year old, farmer three miles southwest of Pitzer died of cerebral meningitis at Methodist Hospital Tuesday night. Mr. De Vault’s illness followed the injury of a finger in an ensilage cutter last fall. Later the member was amputated and was believed to be healing satisfactorily until De Vault complained a few days ago of dizziness and difficulty in walking. Tuesday his condition became more grave and in the evening he was taken to the hospital where life ebbed away a few hours later.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon in the Methodist church at Winterset. Interment will be at Winterset. The popular young Pitzer farmer was a graduate of Dexter high school and is survived by his widow and three children.
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Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 20, 1930
Page 1

Death of Dale DeVault

Dale DeVault, of Jackson township, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeVault, of Scott township, died Tuesday evening, February 18th, at the Methodist hospital in Des Moines, following a week’s illness of spinal meningitis. A week ago Tuesday, Mr. DeVault was in Des Moines and took ill that evening after returning home.

Tuesday, February 18th, he was taken to the hospital about seven o’clock, and died about an hour later.

He leaves beside his wife and two children, his parents and other relatives and friends. When the Madisonian goes to press, the relatives are yet waiting for word from a brother in Montana. It is thought that funeral services will be conducted Friday, from the home in Jackson township.

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