LAVALE Ronald Elwood DeVore, 69, of LaVale, formerly of Oldtown, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as the result of an automobile accident.Born in Cumberland, MD, on August 22, 1947, he was the son of the late Franklin E. DeVore and Nedra (Santmyire) DeVore Hardy, a resident of the Allegany County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Ronnie was a graduate of Oldtown High School, class of 1966. Following high school, he served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was employed at the Kelly Springfield Tire Company, the APEX Corporation in Winchester, VA, and the Local Labor Union. While residing in Florida, he was employed by Edgewater Machine Fabricators, Inc. By profession, Ronnie was a welder who was an instructor while serving his country in the Army. After retirement, he moved back to the Western Maryland area.Ronnie is survived by his wife of 49 years, Linda J. (Wigfield) DeVore; daughter, Christie L. Kelly and husband Neil, Kalamazoo, MI; son, Thomas W. DeVore and wife Silvia, Wartmannsroth, Germany; six grandchildren, Mariah Kelly, Makenzie Kelly, Neil Kelly, II, Shane DeVore, Jazlin DeVore, and Lorelai DeVore; four sisters, Symantha Kerns and husband Leon, Hagerstown, Belinda Andrews and husband Nathan, Wiley Ford, WV, Tammy Gish, Cumberland, and E. Denise Pereschuk and husband Harold, Waynesboro, PA; and lifelong friend, Rodney Davis.Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., 108 Virginia Avenue, Cumberland, on Tuesday, November 15, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Following the visitation, a memorial service will be conducted at the funeral home at 11 a.m. with Pastor Doug Seaman officiating. Military honors will be accorded by the Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter 172.The family request that their friends and family refrain from sending flowers. Those wishing to honor Ronnie's memory may do so by making contributions to the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A. to help defray the funeral and travel costs.Condolences for the family may be left at www.ScarpelliFH.com.