Walter Woodson Davenport^[1]

1925 - 2013  (88 years)

• Name	Walter Woodson Davenport
  Born	21 Feb 1925	Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Jul 2013  [2]
  Buried	31 Jul 2013	Clearview Cemetery, Campbell County, Virginia   [3]
  Person ID	I129564	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	William Cleveland Davenport,   d. Bef 27 Jul 2013
  Mother	Flossie Ranson,   d. Bef 27 Jul 2013
  Family ID	F155816	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Juanita Finchum,   b. 14 Feb 1927, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Apr 1990  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F47774	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Virginia Maxwell
  Family ID	F155817	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Feb 1925 - Virginia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 18 Jul 1983. Minnie Romines Finchum obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The News & Advance (Lynchburg, VA), 29 Jul 2013. Walter Woodson Davenport , 88, of Gum Branch Road, Appomattox, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Lynchburg General Hospital. Walter was born in Cumberland Co., VA, February 21, 1925, a son of the late Flossie Ranson and William Cleveland Davenport . He was an active member of Jordan Baptist Church of Lynchburg and retired from Westvaco in 1992. He then went to work for Schewel Furniture Co. and later was a work crew foreman for Buckingham Correctional Facility where he witnessed and led many to Christ while serving there. Walter served his country in the United States Navy from June 19, 1943, until February 19, 1946, during World War II. He is survived by his loving wife of 21 years, Virginia Maxwell Elder Davenport and her daughters, Carolyn Elder Martin and her husband, Mike, Linda Elder Rice and her husband, Andy, and Audrey Elder Booth and her husband, Terry;grandchildren, Melissa Martin, Shane Martin and his fiancee, Sherry, Joey Martin, Smitty Rice, Kade Booth and Madi Booth;and two great-grandchildren, Jayden and Lyric Rice. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at Jordan Baptist Church, 3708 Parkwood Avenue, Lynchburg, by Dr. Melvin Campbell. Burial will follow at 3:30 p.m. in Pamplin Community Cemetery with military rites accorded by American Legion Post #104 and V.F.W. #9855 combined honor guard. The family will receive friends at Robinson Funeral Home from 7- until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night, July 30, 2013, and at other times at the residence. Robinson Funeral Home and Cremation Service is serving the family and an online condolence may be sent by visiting www.robinsonfuneral.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 75038795).