Simon DeVille bio

Simon DeVille was born December 5, 1949, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. His father, Joseph DeVille, owned a profitable cotton gin, and his mother, Simone, ran a bed and breakfast, and raised Simon and his two sisters, Lila and Gloria.

DeVille enjoyed an affluent childhood, but he was inconsolable when his father was killed in a fire at the gin.

Wayward and saddened by the tragedy, DeVille immersed himself in the hippie movement and hitchhiked across America. He used the large inheritance he received following his father's death to spend the next several years traveling, eventually making it to Europe and Asia.

Several years later, DeVille returned home when he learned his mother had become very ill. After her passing, he sank into a deep depression, and it took him years to recover.

Though he never married, DeVille spent the remainder of his years visiting the many friends he had accrued from his visits across the country.

He has always called Mississippi his home, and he currently resides in Sardis. He has no children, and both sisters are deceased.