Florence I. McDeavitt Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Florence I. McDeavitt, 90, of Lincolnton, GA, formerly of Lacock Dwellings, Rochester, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016, in the University Hospital, Augusta, GA. Born Aug. 13, 1926, in Big Run, PA, she was a daughter of the late Forn John and Luella Davis Stumpf. She was a homemaker and former employee of Rike's Dept. Store, Dayton, OH. She is a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rochester. She was the wife of a decorated Navy Veteran serving three war periods. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Lawrence McDeavitt, in 1987. Also preceded by an infant son, Robert Eugene McDeavitt, in 1950; a daughter, Patty Mowry, in 2010; five sisters, Margaret, Elva, Bertha, Mabel and Lois and five brothers, Fred, Harry, Howard "Huck", William and Craig Stumpf. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Beth R. and William L. Blinn, Economy Borough; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Guy R. and Marlyn J. McDeavitt, Lincolnton, GA; and Larry McDeavitt; nine grandchildren, Christina, Jessica, Savanna, Mike, Bob, Brian, William, Richard and Nicholas; four great-grandchildren, Blake, Braden, Natalie and Aiden; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Dee and Edward Robinsky, New Port News, VA; Ruth and Gerald Hughes, Phoenix, AZ; one brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Karen Stumpf, Ambridge, and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester. Services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. in the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rochester. Officiating will be her pastor, the Rev. Gregory S. Clagg. Interment will follow in Arlington National Cemetery beside her husband.

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Florence I. McDeavitt

August 13, 1926 - September 2, 2016