CPT William DeVries

May 4, 1915 - Oct 4, 2004

DeVRIES, Mr. William, age 89, a resident of Wetumpka, Alabama died Monday, October 4, 2004 at his residence. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 12:30 PM at Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery with the Rev. Jim Reece officiating and Ellison Funeral Home of Wetumpka directing.

Mr. DeVries survived by his wife Betty McKay DeVries of Wetumpka, AL; son and daughter-in-law, Sandy and Beverly DeVries of Detroit, Michigan; daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Steven Markley of Willow Springs, Missouri; two sisters, Evelyn Cook of South Bend, Indiana, Frances Wheeler of Victoria, Texas; grandson, Sander DeVries of Detroit, Michigan; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Anne and Harry Henkin of Montgomery, AL; several nieces and nephews; and devoted neighbors, Ann and Wayne Robbins of Wetumpka, AL.

Mr. DeVries was preceded in death by his daughter, Ann Thomas.

Pallbearers will be C.E. Weldon, Dub Coker, Paul Schroeder, Grady Rowell, Dick Chance, and Bob Atchison. Honorary pallbearers will be H.O. Peavy and members of the Bruce Airey Sunday school class of the First United Methodist Church of Wetumpka.

Mr. DeVries was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army Air Corps. The family request in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Methodist Children's Home or to Hospice of Montgomery.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM o on Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at the Ellison Funeral Home

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

09/12/2025 EJS

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