Devona Mae Latimer, age 93, passed away July 18, 2022 at Linden Court in North Platte, Nebraska.
Devona was born January 9, 1929, to parents Ora and Bernice Thayer at the family farm near Maywood, Nebraska. She attended elementary school in the Dickens area and graduated from Maywood High School in 1947.
October 22, 1947, she married Leo (Hap) Fletcher in McCook, Nebraska. They lived in the Dickens and Hayes Center area until 1953 when they moved to the Moorefield community where they raised their three children: Janis, Vickie, and Larry. The Fletchers lived in this area until 1990 when Leo passed away.
Devona was always active and enjoyed the farm, sewing, cooking, crafts, dancing, and sports. Huskers and any sport involving her family members were her favorites. She was a member of the Neighborly Belles Extension Club and served the community by being a Moorefield School Board member and was employed at the Moorefield post office. Devona also enjoyed her years raising poinsettias at the Hilltop Nursery in Moorefield.
June of 1992, Devona married Clarence Latimer, and they made their home in North Platte where Clarence passed away in 2014.
In North Platte, Clarence and Devona were generous with their time, serving as volunteers at the Great Plains hospital, taking tickets at sporting events, welcoming visitors to the Lincoln County Historical Museum, and helping with many other activities through RSVP.
Preceding Devona in death are her parents; brothers and sisters-in-law Ted and Maureen Thayer, Lester and Vivian Thayer; her sister and brother-in-law Eva and Darrel Isaacs, son-in-law Rodney Martens, and great granddaughter Karinne Larshus.
Survivors include daughters Janis (Louie) Nutt, Vickie (Eldon) Johnson, and son Larry (Beth) Fletcher; grandchildren Krista Medo and Matt (Moe) LaVine, Valerie (Tom) Johnson, Kara (Curtis) Larshus, Jessica (Jesse) Saner, Wade Johnson, Craig (Kim) Johnson, Megan (Justin) Crow, Leslie (Brent) Safranek, Lindsay (Jason) Hallam, Nichole Latimer, 23 great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and family.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 22, 2022 at Berean Bible Church in Curtis, Nebraska with Pastor Brian Nicklas officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Ft. McPherson National Veterans Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska. Visitation will be on Thursday, July 21st from 1-7 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 5-7 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which has been entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be made to the family at www.carpentermemorial.com.
Memorials may be given in Devona’s honor to the Curtis Community Center.