Devata Thornton-Rivard

Devata Elnora Thornton-Rivard, a retired U.S. Air Force Telephone Operator, died of dementia following a stroke on May 17th at the Autumn Lake Assisted Living in Parkville, MD. The former Las Vegas, NE resident was 75. She was the daughter of Vivian Moore (nee Thornton) and the stepdaughter of Rufus Moore. Elnora was the oldest of eleven children. She graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in 1965. In 1980 she married Anthony Rivard. Survivors include her husband, Anthony Rivard of Las Vegas, NE; her sisters, Ruby Harlee, Marcella Matthews, Dian Moore, Anita Moore-Coleman, and Tonya Moore, and her brothers, Henry Moore, Larry Moore, Victor Moore, Maurice Moore and Rufus Moore III, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws. The memorial service is June 24th at 3:00 PM at Freedom Baptist Missionary Church, 3455 Erdman Ave. 21213.