Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Davenport, William E November 19, 2005
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Elizabethton Star November 21, 2005
William E. Davenport
W.E. "Frank" "Red" Davenport, 97, 122 Old Charity Hill Road,
Elizabethton, died
Saturday, November 19, 2005, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief
illness.
Mr. Davenport was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Milburn
Alexander and Margie Treadway Davenport.
Mr. Davenport was of the Baptist faith and had been the owner of a trucking
company. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Davenport was preceded in death by his wife,
Ossie Deloach Davenport, September 13, 2001; a son, Harold Davenport; two
daughters, Alice Yvonne Davenport and Margie Coleman; two sisters, Virgie
Nidiffer and Evelyn Edmison; and three brothers, Harley, Herman and Wilburn
Davenport.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby Joe and Phyllis
Davenport, Elizabethton, and Glen and Tina Davenport, Erwin; a son-in-law,
Edgar Coleman, Elizabethton; 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; eight
great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, M.H. Davenport, Elizabethton. Several
nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements. Obituary
Line: (423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 542-2232.
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