Obit: Devos, Alfred L. #2 (1886 - 1959)

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----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.)  10/08/1959

Devos, Alfred L. #2 (27 NOV 1886 - 4 OCT 1959)

Attorney Alfred L. Devos, 72, Neillsville (Clark Co., Wis.), died early Sunday morning at Memorial Hospital in that city.

Mr. Devos was born Nov. 27, 1886 in Milwaukee.  He attended grade school and graduated from high school in Milwaukee.  In 1909 he graduated from the University of Michigan and in 1911 graduated from the Law School of the University of Michigan.

In September of that year he went to Neillsville and became associated with Attorney Spencer Marsh until 1914.  He practiced law alone until he became associated with N.J. Rush on Jan. 1, 1919.  In 1936 E.P. Skroch became associated with the firm, and the three practiced together until 1946, when Rush retired.  Since that time the firm has been known as Devos and Skroch.

Mr. Devos served as City Attorney of Neillsville from 1942 until 1956.  He also served as City Attorney of Greenwood for many years.  From 1923 to 1927 he served as District Attorney of Clark Co.  In 1942 he was appointed Public Administrator of Clark County.

He was active in Masonic work, both local and in state affairs.  He became a Master Mason on May 1, 1913, in the Blue Lodge No. 163.  He also was a member of the the Neillsville Chapter No. 66, Royal Arch Masons, the Neillsville Commandery No. 36; the Eau Claire Consistory; Zor Shrine of Madison and became a 33^rd degree in the fall of 1958.  He served as Grand Master of Masons of Wisconsin in 1944.  He was a Past Master, Past High Priest, and Past Commander of the local Masonic bodies and served in several other offices during the years.  At the time of his death he was serving as Recorder of the Commandery.

Funeral services with Masonic rites were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, the Rev. Virgil Holmes, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating.  Burial will be made alter in the family mausoleum in the Neillsville Cemetery.