April 30 1926 April 14 2020
Jerry Devlin April 30, 1926 – April 14, 2020 Share this obituary Send Sympathy Gifts Sign Guestbook| View Guestbook Entries| Send Sympathy Card Michael Gerald “Jerry” Devlin was born April 30, 1926 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland to Patrick Devlin and Selina (O’Neill) Devlin and departed this life Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at his residence near Conway Springs, Kansas at the age of 93 years. Jerry moved with his family to Magherfelt, Co Derry, Northern Ireland at the age of 10. He started his career as a printer while in Ireland and was a member of the International Typographic Union. Jerry immigrated to the United States in July of 1955 to Enid, Oklahoma where he began working at the newspaper as a printer. In June of 1956, he moved to Wichita, Kansas and worked at the Wichita Eagle as a printer before moving into management in the composing room. Jerry proudly became a United States Citizen in January of 1962. Jerry was united in marriage to Gladys Wilma (Alling) on February 14, 1962 at Wichita, Kansas where they resided until moving to Viola, Kansas in 1965. There, they owned and operated “The Store” for five years, while Jerry continued working at the Eagle. Jerry was elected as Mayor of Viola and served three terms as mayor. He retired from the Wichita Eagle in 1988. Jerry and Gladys had three children; Christina, Patricia “Trish” and Michael II. They moved to Conway Springs in 1979 and resided there for over 40 years. Gladys passed away on March 24, 1994. Jerry married Sheryel Clevenger-Ford on July 5, 1996 at Perry, Oklahoma. They made their home in Conway Springs. Jerry was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Conway Springs, Kansas and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was also a lifetime member of the International Typographic Union of Wichita. Following his retirement from the Eagle, Jerry drove as a staffer for the American Red Cross for five years. After Gladys passed away he went back to the Red Cross as a volunteer in Blood Services delivering products through Kansas and Oklahoma for nine years, where he logged in over 250,000 safe driving miles. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers; John, Patrick “Paddy”, Malachy, Vincent, Bernard “Barney”, and Father Kevin Devlin; sisters Eleanor Mary and Marie O’Neill. He is survived by his wife Sheryel; son Michael “Mike” Devlin II of Viola, Kansas; daughters; Christina Koes (Nick) of Vernon, Vermont; Patricia “Trish” Rushing (Larry) of Wichita, Kansas; sister-in-law Noreen Devlin of Coleraine, NI; 7 grandchildren; 5 step-grandchildren; 4 step-great-grandchildren, many nieces; nephews and other relatives and friends here, Australia and Ireland. Private Family Services. No visitation. Memorials have been established to the St. Joseph Catholic School or Good Shepherd Hospice. Ebersole Mortuary, Conway Springs. -30- Print Obituary Sign Guestbook Name: Location: Video: Image: Light A Candle Candle 1 Candle 2 Candle 3 Candle 4 Email: Please keep my message private Personal Message: Personal Message (required) Confirm: Submit Guestbook entry
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Jerry Devlin April 30 1926 April 14 2020.
Death notice for the town of: Conway Springs, state: Kansas