Joseph Jerome DeVault (1922)

CROUSE, DEVAULT

Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 1/24/2007 at 08:55:16

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, March 29, 1922

Death of J. J. DeVault

The sudden death of J. J. DeVault on Monday was a great shock to his relatives and friends. He had not been feeling well, because of neuralgia and decided to come to Winterset to consult his physician. Not finding the doctor in his office, he went to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ralph Crouse to rest for awhile. Nothing alarming was noted by the doctor, when he called later but death came quietly at seven o'clock.

Funeral services were held this afternoon at two o'clock at the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. Geo. D. Rogers with interment in Winterset cemetery.

Mr. DeVault was the son of Charles DeVault, a pioneer of Johnson county, and received his early education in that county. Since 1882, with the exception of three years, he has lived in Jackson township, farming and stock raising.

Mrs. DeVault, one daughter, Mrs. Crouse; also two sons, Ralph and Grover survive him. To the family is extended the sympathy of a community which greatly esteemed this high type of citizenship exemplified in the life of Mr. DeVault.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, April 5, 1922
Page 3

Joseph Jerome DeVault was born near Solon, in Johnson county, Iowa, July 18, 1856 and passed from this life Monday evening, March 27 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ralph Crouse, aged 66 years, 8 months and 9 days. He was the youngest of six children, all boys, born to Charles H. DeVault.

Three of his brothers, Henry, Jackson and Jonathan, have preceded him to the Great Beyond. Two brothers, George of Cedar Rapids and Charles H. of Penn Center, survive him.

He was united in marriage with Matilda Nicholson, Oct. 25, 1879, at Lisbon, Iowa. To this union were born four children, George W., Ralph J., Grover G. and Lois R. Crouse. George W. passed into the arm of the Great Redeemer in infancy, Ralph J. of Earlham, lives near the home place, Grover G., of Ames and Lois R. Crouse of Winterset, together with their mother are left to mourn the loss of a kind and loving father and affectionate husband.

Mr. DeVault and his wife, when first married, lived for a few months on the John Garrett place in the edge of Adair county. They then removed to the place near Pitzer where they have lived continuously for more than 42 years, with the exception of two years in Indianola, and one year in Ames, both of which places they moved to for the purpose of educating their children.

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