Edgar DeVore, 98, a longtime Cosmopolis resident and former equipment operator for Weyerhaeuser’s Cosmopolis pulp mill, died Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam.
Edgar was born on July 22, 1914 in Spokane, Washington to James Dossen and Eva Helen (Norton) DeVore.
Edgar came to Aberdeen in 1918 and then to Cosmopolis in 1920. He worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Clearwater, Mt. Rainier and Ilwaco. He then worked for Bay City Lumber as a Planer, Aberdeen Plywood on the Green Chain and then the Dryer for 10 years, after which he worked for Weyerhaeuser for 22 years as an Equipment Operator.
On January 9, 1944, Edgar married Anna E. Mix in Cosmopolis, WA. She passed on September 17, 1997.
Edgar was a member of KOA Camping Club and the Good Sam Club.
Edgar is survived by his son: Darryl and his wife Linda DeVore of Montesano; a granddaughter, Jessica DeVore of Hoquiam and two great grandchildren.
Following Edgar’s request, there will be no services. Burial took place at Forest Hill Cemetery, Cosmopolis next to his Wife Anna.
A card of condolence with a message or a memory may be sent to the family at www.fernhillfuneral.com
Arrangements are entrusted to Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
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Edgar was born on July 22, 1914 in Spokane, Washington to James Dossen and Eva Helen (Norton) DeVore.
Edgar came to Aberdeen in 1918 and then to Cosmopolis in 1920. He worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Clearwater, Mt. Rainier and Ilwaco. He then worked for Bay City Lumber as a Planer, Aberdeen Plywood on the Green Chain and then the Dryer for 10 years, after which he worked for Weyerhaeuser for 22 years as an Equipment Operator.
On January 9, 1944, Edgar married Anna E. Mix in Cosmopolis, WA. She passed on September 17, 1997.
Edgar was a member of KOA Camping Club and the Good Sam Club.
Edgar is survived by his son: Darryl and his wife Linda DeVore of Montesano; a granddaughter, Jessica DeVore of Hoquiam and two great grandchildren.
Following Edgar’s request, there will be no services. Burial took place at Forest Hill Cemetery, Cosmopolis next to his Wife Anna.
A card of condolence with a message or a memory may be sent to the family at www.fernhillfuneral.com
Arrangements are entrusted to Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Civilian Conservation Corps
The insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and / or trademarked. Those copyrights and trademarks are owned by the respective organizations. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Edgar Devore, please visit our flower store.
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