John Jeffery DeVries, 52, of Hulett Wyoming died April 10, 2017 in Hulett, WY.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday April 17, 2017 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Lead.

John was born in Deadwood, SD on March 2, 1965 to Ron and Marie (Thennis) DeVries. John grew up in Lead and attended school in the Lead/Deadwood, graduating in 1983.

John worked for Auer Wood Products and attended diesel mechanic schooling in Phoenix, AZ. He worked as a mechanic in the Marshal Islands for two years, for Rod Smiley in Red Owl, SD and as a millwright for Neiman Enterprises in Hulett until the time of his death.

John enjoyed passing on his passion of hunting, fishing and the outdoors to his nieces, nephews and other youth. One of his passions was making custom traditional archery equipment. He was also a supporter of NRA and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

John is survived by his mother, Marie of Lead; brothers, Dan (Jane Martins) of Lead SD, Tim and Vickie (Ferris) DeVries of Glenrock WY, Mark (Nicole Andrews) of Cody WY, sisters, Kathy (Mike) Laforest of Rapid City, SD and Paula Hoffman of Rapid City; eight nieces and nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews. John is preceded in death by his father, Ron DeVries; uncles, James DeVries and Jim Lofquist; cousins, Kevin DeVries, Lisa DeVries, Teri Lyn Lofquist and his maternal and paternal grandparents.

Arrangements are under the care of the Lead-Deadwood Memorial Chapel in Lead. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com