Donald Lee DeVault, 77, died April 3, 2012, at Sunshine Meadows Nursing Home, Buhler, Kan. He was born Dec. 16, 1934, to Leland T. and Ona Mae Wiard DeVault in Hutchinson, Kan. He was a 1953 graduate from Buhler High School.
On Jan. 29, 1960, he married Carol Jean Moore in Albert, Kan. She died March 17, 1999.
He worked at Winchesters Foods for 29 years and retired from Doskocil and belonged to the American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68. Survivors include: daughters, Lisa DeVault, Brenda Partridge and husband Bob; son, Scott DeVault and wife Kristi; grandchildren, Alyssa and Dylan Partridge, Marissa Cook, Jordan DeVault; brothers, Robert, Bobby Dean, John, Garry DeVault; special friend, Marie Thode, all of Hutchinson. He was preceded in death by parents; three brothers, Keith, Kenneth, and Richard DeVault; three sisters, Eileen Grifith, Alice Hollinger and Marjorie Baerg, who died March 31, 2012.
Funeral service for Donald will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012, at First Southern Baptist Church, 1201 E. 23rd, Hutchinson, Kan., with Pastor Ray Kempel presiding. Burial will follow at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hutchinson. Friends may sign the book from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, April 6, through Friday, April 13, at Elliott Mortuary with the family to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson. Memorial contributions may be made to First Southern Baptist Church or American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68, all in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501. Funeral service for his sister, Marjorie Baerg will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Elliott Mortuary Chapel.