Obituary of Eleanor B. DeVoe

Eleanor B. DeVoe, 84, formerly of 145 Chandler St, went to be with her Lord, Saturday (March 20, 2010) in the Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 27, 1925 in Buffalo the daughter of the late Herman and Emilie Heidle Braun. From 1981 until 1991, she had worked as a secretary at Marlin Rockwell Corp., and from 1973 until 1977 worked at Kraft Foods in Buffalo. She also worked at the former Jamestown Mutual and had been Librarian at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Eleanor possessed a child like faith and was an active member of Hillcrest Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school, served on the Missions Committee, and was a member of the Home Builders Sunday School Class and the Women's Hillcrest Group. She was a former member of the Mecca Chapter O.E.S. Surviving are three daughters, Joanne E. Flint and Jeanette "Jan" Crandall, both of Jamestown; Deborah A. Guzman of Mexico; eight grandchildren, Michael Johnson of Strongsville, OH; Anthony Flint Jr., Katie Kelley, Jarrod Crandall, Michelle Crandall, all of Jamestown; Nathan Massey of Bowling Green, KY; Sarah Massey of St. Louis, MO; Elizabeth Guzman of Mexico; five great grandchildren, Benjamin Johnson, Zachary Johnson, Emily Kelley, Ryan Oberg, and Liam Crandall. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter R. DeVoe Jr., whom she married October 2, 1943 in Susquehanna, PA and who died February 19, 2000; a daughter, Jeanne Marie DeVoe Massey; a grandson, Walter Guzman; two sisters, Matilda Schilling, Dorothy Weigold; and two brothers, August and Donald Braun. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Hillcrest Baptist Church. The Rev. Jerry McCann, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Allen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the Lind Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Hillcrest Baptist Church Youth Group, 40 Hallock St. Jamestown, NY 14701; or Hospice Chautauqua County, 20 West Fairmount Ave. Lakewood, NY 14750.