Dick DeVore, 77 of New Sharon passed away Tuesday morning, October 15, 2024 at the Montezuma Specialty Care Facility. Funeral services will begin at 1:30 pm Friday, October 18, 2024 at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon. Burial with military rites will be held at the Friends Cemetery at New Sharon. Visitation will begin at 12:00 pm Thursday, October 17, 2024 at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon with the family present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm to greet friends and relatives. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the New Sharon Fire and Rescue or the New Sharon Food Pantry. Holland-Coble Funeral Home of New Sharon is in charge of arrangements.

Richard Lee DeVore, the son of Max and Joyce (Schaffer) DeVore, was born on September 28, 1947 in Red Oak, Iowa. He graduated from Plainfield High School in 1965. Dick then attended Iowa State University where he received his degrees in Animal Science and Agricultural Economics. On November 23, 1968, Dick was united in marriage to Kathryn Cooper in Corning, Iowa. To this union six children were born, Jason, Mike, Julia, Mary, Joel and Susan. He farmed with his family for a while before working for Production Credit Association in Creston around 1980. Then in 1987, Dick moved to New Sharon where he was the Agriculture Loan Officer for Taintor Savings Bank before working for Taintor COOP in 1990 working multiple locations and retiring in 2012. Dick was united in marriage to Diana Johnson on April 15, 2000 at Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa.

Dick loved the outdoors where he enjoyed fishing, hunting, trapping, gardening, sports shooting and reloading. He was the most generous person, always making time for others and helping people whenever they needed anything. He was a member of the Coffin-Miller American Legion Post #446 and a past member of the Taintor Community Church where he helped build their church in the early 1990's.

Dick's legacy will be honored by his wife, Diana DeVore of New Sharon; his children, Jason (Wendy) DeVore of Thomson, GA, Mike (Sarah) DeVore of Jesup, Julia (Spencer) Aalsburg of Sioux Falls, Mary (Paul) Berghaus of Winchester, VA, Joel DeVore of Tampico, IL and Susan (Lucas) Morris of New Sharon; 27 grandchildren; one great-great grandchild on the way; three siblings, Janice (Bunny) Lee of Bellevue, WA, Randy (Sheila) DeVore of Prescott and Mark DeVore of Corning, IA along with many nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.