William F. DeVilder 1924-2003 Obituary
William Frank “Bill” DeVilder, 78, a resident of Billings Avenue, Parsons, departed this life Wednesday evening, Aug. 13, 2003, at the Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.
He had been in declining health.
He was born Aug. 30. 1924, at Red Creek, the son of the late William Norton DeVilder and Bertha Ellen Bennett DeVilder.
On Sept. 2, 1956, at Webster Springs, he was married to the former Nola Vieva Martin, who survives at Parsons. They celebrated 46 years of marriage.
Also surviving are one son, William Michael DeVilder and wife, Shelia, of Hambleton; one foster sister, Rebecca Smith Bromell and husband, Ray, of Dallas, Texas; and two grandchildren, Marcy and Daniel Williams, both of Hambleton.
He was the last surviving member of his immediate family and was preceded in death by four sisters, Margaret Stemple, Ruth Miller, Eva Sheets and Rosalea Pritt.
Mr. DeVilder was a graduate of Parsons High School with the class of 1942. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European Theatre at Normandy.
He was the department meat manager for the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. of Parsons and retired in 1982 with 35 years of service.
He was the owner and operator of the DeVilder Nursery for many years.
He was a former member of the Parsons Chapter No. 39 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
He was an avid gardener and a talented woodworker and was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church.
The family will receive friends at the Barb & Greenlief Funeral Home from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Final rites will be conducted at the funeral home parlor at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The Rev. John Morrison will officiate and interment will follow at the Parsons City Cemetery at Parsons.
The Barb & Greenlief Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for William Frank “Bill” DeVilder.
William F. DeVilder 1924-2003 Obituary
