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Curtis Wayne "Coon" Schelette was born on 5 August 1944 in Mansfield Depot, DeSoto Par. LA; son of Walter and Clotilde (Langlois) Schelette. He married Shirley Marie Wendell, daughter of Samuel Gus Wendell and Minnie Marie Doss, in January 1965 in Caddo Par (probably). LA. Curtis Wayne "Coon" Schelette died on 3 August 1988 in Shreveport, Caddo Par., LA.

Curtis Wayne "Coon" Schelette began military service Vietnam War service, U.S. Army. He lived in 1988 in Shreveport, Caddo Par., LA.

Lydia Therese Watson was born on 2 August 1901 in Third Creek, Gasconade Co., MO; daughter of William Henry and Mary Willamena (Meeske) Watson. She died on 10 August 1963 in Clay Center, Clay Co., KS.

Note: Lydia later married Roy I. Lee (1903-1965). They are buried together at Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, Clay County, KS.

Geraldine Dorothy "Gerry" Watson was born on 6 July 1920 in Denver, Denver Co., CO; Per Tracy DeVault research: Apparently about 1919, George had an affair with Lydia Therese Watson that produced a daughter, Geraldine Dorothy Watson. It appears that Geraldine was raised by Herman Ellis and Lillian Grace (Moss) Sealing as their own daughter.  Geraldine is usually referred to as Geraldine Dorothy Sealing.  Geraldine is mentioned in the obituary of Harold Dean DeVault as a step-sister but actually was his half-sister. She married Carlile Hesmer Hastings on 16 September 1942 in Seattle, King Co., WA. She died on 23 October 2010 in Centennial, Arapahoe Co., CO.

Geraldine Dorothy "Gerry" Watson was also known as Geraldine Dorothy Sealing. She lived on 14 April 1950 in Liberty Twp., Perkins Co., NE. She lived on 14 April 1950 in Liberty Twp., Perkins Co., NE.¹ She lived from 1993 to 2010 in Aurora, Arapahoe Co., CO.

Carlile Hesmer Hastings was born on 21 September 1916 in Grant, Perkins Co., NE; son of Francis Ray and Jessie Leonora (Brown) Hastings. He married Geraldine Dorothy "Gerry" Watson, daughter of George Hillery "Harry" Devault and Lydia Therese Watson, on 16 September 1942 in Seattle, King Co., WA. Carlile Hesmer Hastings died on 21 June 1970 in Denver, Denver Co., CO.

Occupation: Farming (1950.) Carlile Hesmer Hastings lived on 14 April 1950 in Liberty Twp., Perkins Co., NE.¹

Etta Mae Scott was born on 6 May 1905 in McClave, Bent Co., CO. She married George Hillery "Harry" Devault, son of James Canny Davault and Jane Medley, on 3 March 1923 in Las Animas, Bent Co., CO. Etta Mae Scott died on 4 May 1984 in Delta, Delta Co., CO,

She was buried in May 1984 in Union Highland Cemetery, Florence, Fremont Co., CO, Findagrave #79506222.

Etta Mae Scott lived on 26 April 1930 in Rixey, Bent Co., CO.¹

Minnie Eva Devault was born on 29 January 1924 in McLane, Bent Co., CO.¹ She died on 24 April 1997 in Riverside Co., CA.

Harold Dean Devault was born on 17 December 1928 in Las Animas, Bent Co., CO.¹ He married Marjorie Ann "Margie" Patrick in 1953 in Taos, Taos Co., NM. He died on 22 March 2003 in Denver, CO,

He was buried in March 2003 in Delta Cemetery, Delta, Delta Co., CO, Findagrave #10725341.

Harold Dean Devault began military service Korean War service, U.S. Army, Pfc.

Warren Eugene Devault was born on 1 February 1931 in Bent Co. (probably), CO. He married Ida Sophia Montano before December 1955. He and Ida Sophia Montano were divorced in November 1966 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. He died on 21 September 1971.

He was buried in September 1971 in Union Highland Cemetery, Florence, Fremont Co., CO, Findagrave #79505953.

Warren Eugene Devault began military service on 17 March 1953 U.S. Army service, Pvt., 285th Trans. Co., discharged 29 APR 1955.

Ida Sophia Montano was born on 3 November 1935 in Swink, Otero Co., CO; daughter of Louis and Adelina (Arguello) Montano. She married Warren Eugene Devault, son of George Hillery "Harry" Devault and Etta Mae Scott, before December 1955. Ida Sophia Montano and Warren Eugene Devault were divorced in November 1966 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. She died on 26 January 1993.

John Edward Shrum was born on 16 December 1913 in New Mexico; son of Forest Green and Margaret Dale (Fuller) Shrum. He died on 14 April 1979 in Orange Co., CA.

Occupation: Carpenter, building construction.

Marjorie Ann "Margie" Patrick was born on 6 January 1931 in Lamar, Prowers Co., CO; daughter of Truman Cecil and Georgia Blanche (Langford) Patrick. She married Harold Dean Devault, son of George Hillery "Harry" Devault and Etta Mae Scott, in 1953 in Taos, Taos Co., NM. Marjorie Ann "Margie" Patrick died on 12 October 2012 in Penrose, Fremont Co., CO,

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Former Buena Vista resident Marjorie “Margie” Ann DeVault, 81, died Oct. 12, 2012, in Penrose. She was born Jan. 6, 1931, in Lamar to Truman Cecil and Georgia Blanche (Langford) Patrick. The family moved to Las Animas in 1942, then lived in Buena Vista from 1945 to 1947. They returned to Las Animas, where she graduated from high school in 1949. She worked as a nurse’s aide at the Salida and Las Animas hospitals, as a telephone operator, at Joltons Department Store and at the mill where her father worked.

She met Harold Dean DeVault in 1952. When he returned from serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, they were married in 1953 in Taos, N.M., in a double wedding ceremony with their friends Joanne Price and Gene Harmon. The DeVaults lived in Colorado Springs for a short time, where she worked in a sign factory, then in Buena Vista until 1972, and later in Delta. Mrs. DeVault took care of her mother until her death in 2005. In 2006 she moved to Florence.

Mrs. DeVault loved music and was always singing, humming or whistling.
In her younger years she played the bass cello in a band with her father and sister Bonnie. She joined the Rainbows during her school years, and as an adult she was a homeroom mother and Girl Scout leader. She enjoyed drawing, painting, crocheting, embroidering, reading, traveling, bowling, arrowhead hunting, picnicking, fishing, camping, watching wildlife and getting together with family.

Mrs. DeVault was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 2003 and a nephew, Michael Fowler. Survivor include her sisters, Bonnie (Clarence) Fowler, Peggy (Gordon) Wallace and Sharon (Bill) Yunikar; daughters, Deanne (Roy) Simmons of Delta and Becky (Glenn) Wilde of Penrose; grandchildren, Bryan (Shawna) Reed, Brenda Foster, B.J. (Katie) Simmons, Katrina Simmons, Kevin Simmons and Michael Simmons; great-grandchildren, Brianna Foster, Savannah Wilks, Alexis Comfort and Kailey Reed; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Her memorial services were held Oct. 17, 2012, at Historical Gateway Community Chapel, 110 N Santa Fe, Florence. Memorial donations may be made to Fremont Regional Hospice, 1439 Main St., Cañon City, CO 81212. Arrangements were with Charles Anthony Funeral Home in Florence.


The Mountain Mail (Salida, Colorado). Posted onlin Friday, October 19, 2012.

She was buried in October 2012 in Delta Cemetery, Delta, Delta Co., CO, Findagrave #183090318.

Robert Allen Reed was born on 3 February 1952. He married Rebecca Lee Devault, daughter of Harold Dean Devault and Marjorie Ann "Margie" Patrick, in April 1977. Robert Allen Reed died on 8 September 2001.

He was buried in September 2001 in Beaver Park Cemetery, Penrose, Fremont Co., CO, Findagrave #129251680.