Verna Mae Devine, 84, Iola, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola.
She was born Oct. 16, 1926, in Humboldt, the daughter of William Fred and Mary Estes (Collison) Moore.
She is survived by a sister, Phyllis Stroud and her husband, Gary, Topeka; a sister-in-law, Norma Jewell Moore, Iola; a nephew, Fred E. Moore, Osage City; a niece, Jan Duerksen, Denver, Colo., five great-nieces and great-nephews and her beloved dog, Pixie.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse “Jake” Devine, brother Floyd Eugene “Gene” Moore and nephew Brad Stroud.
Cremation has taken place.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Wesley United Methodist Church in Iola. The Rev. Trudy Ken-yon Anderson will officiate. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be at Hope Cemetery in Humboldt at a later date
Memorials may be sent to Wesley United Methodist Church or Allen County Hospice or left at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.
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