Elsie A. DeVore

Elsie (Anne) DeVore, 82 years old of Martinsburg, WV was welcomed into the arms of the Lord peacefully, Sunday, Dec 11, 2022.

She was born in Keyser, WV to Oliver and Madalyn (Bright) Rizer and was a 1958 graduate of Keyser High School and attended Potomac State College. It was there that she met an Air Force veteran and her future husband Bob. She had formally been employed at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory prior to their moving to the Martinsburg area from LaVale, MD.

She is survived by her husband Bob of sixty-one years and three children, Chris DeVore (Renee) of San Angelo, TX, David DeVore (Michelle) of Richmond, KY, and Luanne DeVore Shook (Kevin) of Hagerstown, MD; four grandchildren, Jayrah (Beth) DeVore, Shiloh DeVore, Kylah DeVore of Richmond, KY and Kyle Shook of Hagerstown, MD. Additional survivors are her brother-in-law, Chet DeVore (Janet) Severna Park, MD and sister-in-law Nancy DeVore of Milledgeville, GA.

Anne was a member of St. James Brethren Church and the Fairview Chapter of CEOS. In accordance to her wishes, there will be no services. Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale, MD. She was a dedicated Christian, with a strong desire for the work of Christian missions. Her husband Bob has established a memorial fund in support of a Brazilian missionary and dear friend, Maria Gusmao.

Memorial donations may be made to: BCM International, PO Box 318, East Petersburg, PA 17520 (for Maria Gusmao account# 11700 Brazil - Maria's Bible Club)

Arrangements made by Brown Funeral Home.