Sanford J. DeVoll, 83, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Big Bend Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 29, at the Church of Christ in Alpine.

Sanford was born Jan. 23, 1928, in Quanah to Ida Marie Craig DeVoll and George Mose DeVoll Jr. He graduated from San Saba High School in 1946 and married Nellie Maurine Sutton on Oct. 29, 1948.

He graduated from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Academy in 1954 and was assigned to Alpine, where he and Maurine spent the remainder of their lives. He worked for Parks & Wildlife for 14 years and then went into business in real estate, insurance, ranching and then hotel management, with Maurine, at Alpineā€™s Sunday House Motel for more than 30 years.

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