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General Devoti Obituary

General Pershin Devoti, 80, of Greeneville, passed away Thursday at James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Mountain Home.

General was a member of Towering Oaks Baptist Church.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

He was a former employee of WeavX and an electrician.

The family said, "Our dad was our hero. We never questioned if he loved or cared for his family."

He is survived by three daughters: Benita (Vince) McDonald, Kathy (John) Tittle, and Melissa Fisher; grandchildren: Josh (Christina) Sauceman, Bryan (Holly) Sauceman, Tabatha (Chris) Cutshall, Matt (Anika) Smith, Shawna (Dylan) Gorrell, Dakota Fisher, Jerrica Fisher, Sydney McDonald, and Emily McDonald; great-grandchildren; Liam Sauceman, Emilia Sauceman, Ezra Sauceman, Lillian Sauceman, Hunter Cutshall, Liam Smith, Knox Smith, and Emberlee Demay Smith; a brother: Jerry Devoti; and a sister: Sandra Sherbet.

General was preceded in death by his parents: Clifford and Rose (Fann) Devoti; and siblings: Bennie Devoti, Lloyd "Guy' Devoti, Mary Devoti, Caroline Devoti Shelton, and Daney Devoti.

The family will receive friends from 1-3 and 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.

A military graveside service, officiated by Rev. Tommy K. Pierce III, will be conducted by the Greene County Honor Guard and the Tennessee National Guard Funeral Honors Team at 2 p.m. Wednesday in GreeneLawn Memory Gardens. Family and Friends are asked to meet at 1 p.m. at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home to go in procession to the cemetery.

Pallbearers will include Josh Sauceman, Bryan Sauceman, John Tittle, Vince McDonald, Matt Smith, Dylan Gorrell, and Dakota Fisher.

Tommy Casteel is an Honorary Pallbearer.

The family expresses a special thanks to Donna Williams and the doctors and staff at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.kiserrosehillfuneralhome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Greeneville Sun on Jun. 25, 2023.

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