Debra Yvonne (Hinkle) DeVoto, 53, Nevada, MO passed away on December 12, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Yvonne was born December 14, 1962 in Nevada, MO to Ralph Laverne and Dorothy Sue (Neas) Hinkle.
Yvonne was raised in Nevada and attended school there. She graduated from Nevada High School Class of 1981. Following high school she attended Missouri Southern College in Joplin graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. Yvonne worked for the Nevada State Hospital and later Mt. Vernon State Hospital in their Physical Therapy Departments. She also worked for a time at Community Health Services in Nevada until her retirement due to a disability. Yvonne enjoyed music, and watching movies, but especially enjoyed spending time with her son Dylan.
Survivors include one son, Dylan DeVoto of the home; mother, Sue Hinkle, Nevada; sisters, Yvette Wolf, Nevada, Heather Hinkle, Nevada; nieces and nephew, Aaron Wolf, Alisha Walker and her son, Graham; Ella Cole, and Mattie Hurlburt. She was preceded in death by her father, Laverne Hinkle.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date.
