Allen Wayne DeVinney, 78, of Fletcher, passed away at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals on Saturday, June 3, 2017.
A native of Morganton, NC, he was a son of the late Dwight Harold and Dorothy Houck DeVinney. He was also preceded in death by a special aunt, Mary New.
Mr. DeVinney graduated from Warren Wilson Junior College and Western Carolina University before starting a career as an accountant. Upon his retirement from American Standard in 2001, he and his wife Josephine relocated to Fletcher. He enjoyed traveling and was an active member of the Burke County Genealogical Society.
In addition to his wife, Josephine Cutshaw DeVinney, he is survived by one daughter, Dana St. Jean (Scott); two beloved grandchildren, Matthew and Kathryn St. Jean; sisters-in-law Lana Robinson and Pat Inwood; brothers-in-law Truett Cutshaw and Frank Cutshaw and three nephews, Terry Cutshaw, Nathan Farlow and Jamie Parham.
A Funeral Service will be held at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, June 7 in the Chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with Tim Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard in Fletcher. The family will receive friends from 4:00-5:00 PM on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Flowers are appreciated, but for those who choose, memorial donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf.org).
A native of Morganton, NC, he was a son of the late Dwight Harold and Dorothy Houck DeVinney. He was also preceded in death by a special aunt, Mary New.
Mr. DeVinney graduated from Warren Wilson Junior College and Western Carolina University before starting a career as an accountant. Upon his retirement from American Standard in 2001, he and his wife Josephine relocated to Fletcher. He enjoyed traveling and was an active member of the Burke County Genealogical Society.
In addition to his wife, Josephine Cutshaw DeVinney, he is survived by one daughter, Dana St. Jean (Scott); two beloved grandchildren, Matthew and Kathryn St. Jean; sisters-in-law Lana Robinson and Pat Inwood; brothers-in-law Truett Cutshaw and Frank Cutshaw and three nephews, Terry Cutshaw, Nathan Farlow and Jamie Parham.
A Funeral Service will be held at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, June 7 in the Chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with Tim Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard in Fletcher. The family will receive friends from 4:00-5:00 PM on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Flowers are appreciated, but for those who choose, memorial donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf.org).
Allen Wayne DeVinney, 78, of Fletcher, passed away at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals on Saturday, June 3, 2017.
A native of Morganton, NC, he was a son of the late Dwight Harold and Dorothy Houck DeVinney. He was also preceded in death by a special aunt, Mary New.
Mr. DeVinney graduated from Warren Wilson Junior College and Western Carolina University before starting a career as an accountant. Upon his retirement from American Standard in 2001, he and his wife Josephine relocated to Fletcher. He enjoyed traveling and was an active member of the Burke County Genealogical Society.
In addition to his wife, Josephine Cutshaw DeVinney, he is survived by one daughter, Dana St. Jean (Scott); two beloved grandchildren, Matthew and Kathryn St. Jean; sisters-in-law Lana Robinson and Pat Inwood; brothers-in-law Truett Cutshaw and Frank Cutshaw and three nephews, Terry Cutshaw, Nathan Farlow and Jamie Parham.
A Funeral Service will be held at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, June 7 in the Chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with Tim Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard in Fletcher. The family will receive friends from 4:00-5:00 PM on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Flowers are appreciated, but for those who choose, memorial donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf.org).
A native of Morganton, NC, he was a son of the late Dwight Harold and Dorothy Houck DeVinney. He was also preceded in death by a special aunt, Mary New.
Mr. DeVinney graduated from Warren Wilson Junior College and Western Carolina University before starting a career as an accountant. Upon his retirement from American Standard in 2001, he and his wife Josephine relocated to Fletcher. He enjoyed traveling and was an active member of the Burke County Genealogical Society.
In addition to his wife, Josephine Cutshaw DeVinney, he is survived by one daughter, Dana St. Jean (Scott); two beloved grandchildren, Matthew and Kathryn St. Jean; sisters-in-law Lana Robinson and Pat Inwood; brothers-in-law Truett Cutshaw and Frank Cutshaw and three nephews, Terry Cutshaw, Nathan Farlow and Jamie Parham.
A Funeral Service will be held at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, June 7 in the Chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with Tim Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard in Fletcher. The family will receive friends from 4:00-5:00 PM on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Flowers are appreciated, but for those who choose, memorial donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf.org).
