John Edward DeVore, 73, of Centerville, IA, passed away peacefully at the Golden Age Skilled Care Center, Friday, July 5th, 2024.
John was born to L. Leslie and Mildred (Link) DeVore on October 30,1950 in Centerville, IA. He attended Seymour High School and graduated in 1968. He went to Northeast Missouri State (Truman University), until drafted in 1971 into the U.S. Army 9th Infantry, serving two years.
He was united in marriage to Barbara (Nancy) Bartell, September 23, 1972, married 51 years.
From this union three children were born, Karin, Kimberly (Kimmie), and Nathan.
John and Barb lived in Tacoma, Washington while stationed at Ft. Lewis-McCord, settling in Seymour, IA until moving to Mystic, and ultimately Centerville, where they lived until the time of his passing. He was active in the Seymour American Legion, Iowa Jaycees, Seymour Christian Church, Drake Avenue Christian Church, and Moravia Nazarene Church.
John entered into the U.S. Postal Service in 1973, as a mail carrier, in Seymour, IA. He served as Postmaster in Plano and then Mystic, IA, until his retirement in 2012.
John was a DeVore through and through. He did not know a stranger, being able to talk to anyone about anything as his knowledge was vast on any subject. He was always quick with a dad joke, he loved to have fun and make people laugh often acting silly in pictures. John started his love for drumming at a young age, playing into adulthood, where he played in multiple bands- including The Country Plowboys. He passed his passion onto his younger brother Mark and his grandson Aidan. John had many hobbies, such as antiquing, metal detecting, Genealogy, bird and squirrel watching, traveling, seeking out Freedom Rocks in Iowa, and attending Old Threshers with Barb, passing the love down to his son Nathan.
John loved his family and friends fiercely, never missing his children and grandchildren’s activities, attending family and class reunions, and playing games with his family. There were never leftovers when John was cooking. He was famous for his baked beans, chili, and Chinese cole-slaw. You knew not to ask for the recipe, as he cooked from the heart. To know John was to love him. We have all been infinitely blessed to have had him in our lives.
John is survived by his wife Barb (Barbie), his children and their spouses- Karin (Troy) McMahon, Kim (John) Lowenberg, and Nathan (Tricia) DeVore. Grandchildren- Aidan, Colin, and Ethan McMahon, Deidra, Isaac, and Phoebe Lowenberg, and Lily, Liam, and Lynn DeVore. His siblings Jim (Nora) DeVore, Judy (Gary) Masters, and Mark (Ronda) DeVore. Along with many nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents Mildred and Leslie DeVore, and in-laws Mildred and Maynard Bartell.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at the Lighthouse Church of the Nazarene in Moravia, Iowa with pastors Terry Chapman and Jonathan Hall officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 until 11:00 am. Burial with full military honors will follow at the South Lawn Cemetery in Seymour, Iowa. Memorials can be given to the family’s choice.
Casady-Luscan Funeral Solutions of Green Castle, Missouri is honored to care for and minister to the DeVore family during this time
