Dedrick McDevitt, 71, of Marshall, N.C., died on Sun., Sept, 5, 2010.&bsp; &bsp;

Mr. McDevitt was born May 22, 1939 in Madison County, N.C., where he had lived all of his life. He was preceded in death by his father, Harley McDevitt.

In addition to his mother, Fina McIntosh McDevitt, Dedrick is survived by his wife, Reva Roberts McDevitt; sons, Michael McDevitt and Ricky McDevitt and wife, Tina, all of Marshall; sisters, Revonda Hensley of Asheville, N.C., Texine Robinson of Leicester, N.C., and Bertha Pace and husband, Harold, of Tryon; brother, Harley McDevitt Jr. of Asheville; two grandchildren, Amanda Gail and Jacob Dillon McDevitt; and two great grandchildren, Wesley and Jayden McDevitt.

Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday, Sept. 8 in the chapel of Madison Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bud Marlor officiating. Interment will follow in the Clarence Ramsey Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon prior to the service at the funeral home.

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