Thomas Leonard DEVILBISS

1893 - 1984  (90 years)

• Name	Thomas Leonard DEVILBISS
  Born	27 Jul 1893
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Jun 1984  [1]
  Buried	St. Paul's Lutheran, Uniontown, Carroll Co., MD
  Person ID	I5259	Primary
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2009

  
  

  Father	Jacob Snader DEVILBISS,   b. 27 Jan 1869,   d. 12 Apr 1957  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Louella ZILE,   b. 26 Oct 1864,   d. 13 Mar 1945  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F5571	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Hilda ECKARD,   b. 3 Feb 1900,   d. 2 Sep 1955  (Age 55 years)
  Children	1. Caroline DEVILBISS,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Janet DEVILBISS   3. Charles Thomas DEVILBISS,   b. 7 Feb 1927,   d. 14 Apr 1997, Washington, DC  (Age 70 years) + 4. Robert Franklin DEVILBISS,   b. 10 Mar 1928,   d. 24 Apr 1999  (Age 71 years)   5. Richard Snader DEVILBISS,   b. 26 Feb 1931,   d. 4 Nov 1935  (Age 4 years)
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2016
  Family ID	F5579	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S267] NEWS: The Frederick Post (Reliability: 3), 18 Jun 1984. Mr. Thomas Leonard Devilbiss, 90, well-known life-time resident of Uniontown, died Friday, June 15, at the Carroll County General Hospital after an extended illness. His wife, Hilda Eckard Devilbiss, predeceased him in 1955. Born July 27,1893, in Carroll County, Mr. Devilbiss was the son of the late Jacob Snader and Luella Zile Devilbiss. Mr. Devilbiss was owner and operator of T.L. Devilbiss General Store and Post Office in Uniontown for 60 years. He was a former school bus contractor for Carroll County schools from the late 1920s to 1957. He was a life member of the Uniontown United Methodist Church, having served as trustee and former administrative board member. He was a bank director of the former Uniontown Bank for many years and of the Taneytown Bank and Trust Company until he retired in 1982. Mr. Devilbiss was also superintendent and treasurer of the Uniontown Methodist Cemetery until 1982. Surviving him are two daughters, Miss Caroline Devilbiss, Uniontown, and Mrs. Janet Justice, Taneytown; two sons, Robert F. Devilbiss and Charles T. Devilbiss, both of Uniontown; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Grace Smelser of Uniontown and one brother, Bernard Devilbiss of Westminster. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Monday, June 18, at the New Windsor Funeral Home of D.D. Hartzler. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, in the Uniontown United Methodist Church by his pastor, the Rev. Jane Billingslea, assisted by the Rev. Tom Miller. Interment will be in Uniontown Lutheran Cemetery. Contributions in Mr. Devilbiss' memory may be made to the T.L. Devilbiss Scholarship Fund sponsored by the citizens of Uniontown, to the American Cancer Society or to the Uniontown United Methodist Church, Uniontown, Md. 21157.