Gail Sally (Vatter) Devore, 85 of Quail Haven Retirement Village in Pinehurst, passed on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Devore was born September 16, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Byron Vatter and Katherine (Pinten) Vatter. She attended Redford High School in Detroit and went on to later attend Adrian College in Adrian Michigan. For over thirty years Mrs. Devore taught Home Economics in the Mentor Shore Jr. High School in Mentor, Ohio. She served as a life member of both the Geauga County Retired Teachers Association and the Ohio Retired Teachers Associations. She was also an active member of the Moore County Republican Women’s Club. She enjoyed playing bridge, jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles, and knitting.
She is survived by her husband of sixty-three years, David Joseph Devore; a daughter, Constance L. Richter and husband Ralph Richter, Jr. MD.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Kay Vardaris. and two brother-in-laws, George Devore and Thomas Devore.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Village Chapel in Pinehurst
Services entrusted to Boles Funeral Home of Pinehurst.
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