Milburn Alexander "Doc" Davenport

Milburn married Martha Ellen "Margie" Treadway about 1901 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Martha (daughter of William B. "Bill" Treadway and Elizabeth B. "Lizzie" DeLoach) was born on 18 Jun 1881 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Virgie Viola D. Nidiffer, 98, departed this life to be with the Lord on
Tuesday, January 4, 2005.

Mrs. Nidiffer was the daughter of the late M.A. and Martha Treadway Davenport.
She was the strength of her family, a beloved mother, grandmother and friend.
She will be missed by all who knew her, as much as she was loved by all.

Mrs. Nidiffer was a charter member of East Side Christian Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil
Nidiffer; two sons, William C. and Paul E. Nidiffer; a daughter, Lilly
Beatrice Nidiffer; three brothers, Wilburn, Harley and Herman Davenport; a
sister, Evelyn Edmondson; a grandson, Randy Russell; a granddaughter, Diane
Russell; and a great-grandson, Jacob Grayer.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Gordon and Marcella Nidiffer,
Bluff City; two daughters and sons-in-law, Edna and Ralph Grindstaff and
Dorothy and Gene Oliver, all of Elizabethton; 12 grandchildren; 29 great-
grandchildren; 26 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, January 8, in the
Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with Mr. John Smith, minister,
officiating. Music will be under the direction of East Side Christian Church
and Jerry Greene, soloist. Interment will follow in the Davenport Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary
pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons. The family will receive
friends at the funeral home from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, prior to the funeral
service. Friends may also call at the residence, Charity Hill Road,
Elizabethton, anytime. Those who prefer memorials may make donations to the
American Heart Association, 208 Sunset Drive, Suite 356, Johnson City, TN 37601.

Virgie married Cecil Nidiffer about 1925. Cecil was born about 1905; died about 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William Davenport - ELIZABETHTON
ELIZABETHTON — W.E. “Frank” “Red” Davenport, age 97, 122 Old Charity Hill Rd., Elizabethton, died Saturday, November 19, 2005 in Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness. A native of Carter County, he was 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 WW II. In addition to his parents, Mr. Davenport was preceded in death by his wife, Ossie Deloach Davenport, September 13, 2001, one son, Harold Davenport, two daughters, Alice Yvonne Davenport, Margie Coleman, two sisters, Virgie Nidiffer, Evelyn Edmison and three brothers Harley, Herman and Wilburn Davenport. Survivors are two sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby Joe and Phyllis Davenport, Elizabethton, Glen and Tina Davenport, Erwin, one son-in-law, Edgar Coleman, Elizabethton, eighteen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren, and one brother, M.H. Davenport, Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service for Mr. Davenport will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, November 21 in the Tetrick Funeral Home Riverside Chapel with Rev. D.C. Byrd officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Alan Shepard Family. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday in the chapel prior to the service. Friends may also call at the residence of a son, Bobby Davenport, 101 Echo Dr., Elizabethton at any time. The graveside service and interment will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 22 in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Those attending are asked to meet at the funeral home chapel at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday to go in procession to the cemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Keith Davenport, Richard Davenport, Franklin Coleman, Steve Davenport, Gary Leonard, Chris Roberson, Nicholas Shell, Jeremy Davenport and Randy Rice. Honorary pallbearers will be Homer Sims, Ed Bailey, Chester Davenport, Harold Huffine, Jack Roberts, Dr. Jonathan Bremer, Dr. Vivian Clark, Gary Thomas, Edgar Coleman, Jady Fritts, Eddie Coleman, Kenny Ball and Bud Grindstaff.

William married Ossie DeLoach on 11 Feb 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ossie (daughter of Robert DeLoach and Minnie B. Crumley) was born about 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Sep 2001 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried on 16 Sep 2001 in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star, Monday, March 18, 1940
TWO ARE KILLED ONE BADLY HURT IN AUTO WRECK
Four Elizabethton residents were in an automobile accident near Linville Falls, N. C., yesterday afternoon, which left two men dead and two women severely injured.
The dead are Raleigh H. Lynch, 29, and Harley Crawford Davenport, 24; the injured are Mabel Stout and Marie Greer.
The accident occurred at about 2:30 o'clock as the quartet was headed toward Marion, N. C. The car catapulted over a 200-foot embankment, turning over several times before landing in a ravine below.
Failure to negotiate a curve is believed to be the cause of the accident.
Young Lynch was driver of the car. He was killed instantly. Davenport, with the two young ladies were rushed to the hospital at Marion, N. C., where he died six hours later from head and internal injuries. Lynch died from a crushed chest and head injuries.
Mabel Stout is the worse injured of the two ladies, receiving a fractured pelvis and a cerebral concussion. Marie Greer is suffering from bruises and minor lacerations.
Dr. McIntosh, the physician who is attending the young ladies, stated today that though Miss Stout is severely injured, he believed her condition would be all right unless complications should arise. She was unconscious when taken to the hospital. The attending physician said she would have to remain in the hospital for several days. Miss Greer will be able to leave the hospital within two days, he said.
Miss Greer, who was conscious after the accident, told relatives of the Davenport man that Lynch was driving recklessly and that she was afraid.
An ambulance from the McCall Funeral Home happened to be passing just as the accident occurred and aided in rushing the dead and injured to the hospital.
The body of Davenport was returned to the North Funeral Home here last night to prepare for burial, while the body of Lynch was returned by the Roy Hathaway Funeral Home.
Both men were employees of the American Bemberg Corporation.
Families Survive
Davenport leaves a wife and three small children, Bennie Jack, 3 years; William Carl, 19 mos.; Jerry Lowell, 6 mos. His wife was formerly Miss Mary Grace Willey. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Davenport; three brothers, Frank, Herman and Madison Davenport, all of Elizabethton; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Evelyn Edmondson, Elizabethton, and Mrs. Virgie Nidiffer, of Sullivan County. The Davenports reside on the Siam road.
Lynch is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Nell Lynch; one small son, Donald Haynes; his mother, Mrs. Ottis Lynch, Cliffside, N. C.; six brothers, Steve, of Greenville, S. C.; Therne, King's Mountain, N. C.; Adrian, Charlotte, N. C.; Jack, John Henry and Lem Rolland, Cliffside, N. C.
The body of Lynch was removed by the Roy Hathaway Funeral Home to the home of his mother, Mrs. Ottis Lynch, at Cliffside, N. C., where funeral and burial will be made.
Funeral services for Davenport will be held from the home of his brother, Herman Davenport, Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, Rev. Leon M. Hill officiating. Burial will be made in the family cemetery near Fairview Church off the Siam road.

DAVENPORT, Harley Crawford
LYNCH, Raleigh H.
"Elizabethton Star," Tuesday, March 19, 1940
WOMEN VICTIMS IN AUTO WRECK ARE IMPROVING
Hospital Attaches Report Marie Greer, Mabel Stout In Better Condition
The two women who were injured in the automobile accident which claimed the lives of their two male companians[sic] near Linville Fall, N. C. Sunday afternoon, are recovering in a hospital at Marion, N. C., where they were rushed following the accident.
Mabel Stout, who received a cerebral concussion and fractured pelvis, was more seriously injured of the two women. Marie Greer received minor injuries, more in the nature of bruises.
Hospital attaches stated today that both women are much better today. A rumor afloat that Miss Stout had never regained consciousness was denied by hospital attendants.
The men who lost their lives as the car catapulted over a 200-foot embankment, are Harley Crawford Davenport, 24, and Raleigh H. Lynch, 29. Bother were employed at the American Bemberg plant.
Funeral services for Davenport were held from the home of his brother, Herman Davenport, on the Siam Road this afternoon.
The body of Lynch was returned to his former home at Cliffside, N. C.

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Madison Davenport - ELIZABETHTON
ELIZABETHTON — Madison “M.H.” Davenport, age 84, formerly of 100 Daytona Place, Elizabethton, died Friday, December 9, 2005, in Life Care Center of Elizabethton following a brief illness. He was a native of Carter County and was a son of the late M.H. and Martha Ellen Treadway Davenport. Mr. Davenport was a member and former deacon of East River Park Christian Church. He retired from Free Service Tire Company. Mr. Davenport was a member of the Dashiell Masonic Lodge #238 F.&A.M., Chapter, Council and Commandry, Scottish Rite 32nd Degree, and Jericho Shrine Temple. He served with the U.S. Marines during WW II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Harley Davenport, Wilburn Davenport, Frank Davenport and Herman Davenport; and two sisters, Virgie Nidiffer and Evelyn Edmondson. Survivors are his wife, Colleen Simerly Davenport; one daughter and son-in-law, Patsy and Terry Miller; and one granddaughter, April Miller, all of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service for Mr. Davenport will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 11, in the Tetrick Funeral Home Riverside Chapel with Mr. Joel Stauffer, Minister, officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel prior to the service. The committal and entombment service will follow in the Mausoleum of Peace at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Terry Miller, Don Pleasant, Ozzie Simerly, Cecil Carr, Richard Davenport, Bobby Joe Davenport and Glen Davenport.

Madison married Colleen Simerly about 1942. Colleen (daughter of Willie Simerly and Mary Banks) was born about 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Apr 2012 in Jonas Ridge, , Burke County, North Carolina; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Carroll Glen Davenport, age 79, 123 DeArmond Place, Erwin, went home to be with the Lord at 5:56 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013, in Franklin Woods Community Hospital following a short illness. He was born in Carter County, a son of the late William Eckart and Ossie Deloach Davenport. Mr. Davenport was a proud veteran of the United States Army. He never met a stranger. Mr. Davenport lived his life to the fullest and loved the trucking industry. He began his trucking career of 67 years when he was 12 years old working for his father at the W.E. Davenport Trucking and Sons. He was still working and doing what he loved most and was presently employed with Duncan Mechanical. Mr. Davenport was known by all his trucking friends as "Snowman." He was awarded the Golden Achievement Award for over 50 years of service in the trucking industry from the American Truck Historical Society. Mr. Davenport was a loving husband, daddy and papaw. He was a member of Good Shepherd Baptist Church and attended Southside Freewill Baptist Church. Other than parents, Mr. Davenport was preceded in death by two brothers: Bobby Joe Davenport and Harold Davenport; and by one sister, Margie Coleman. He is survived by devoted wife of 28 years, Tina Davenport, a son, Keith Davenport and wife, Charlene, a daughter, Vickie Leonard and husband, Gary, all of Elizabethton; a stepson, Randy Rice and wife, Stephanie, and a stepdaughter, Pam Turner and husband, Rick, all of Erwin; one granddaughter: Brittany Rice; two step grandchildren: Lucy Hunigan and Ethan Bailey, all of Erwin; two special pets: Chico and Bandit. Several nieces and nephews also survive. The family would like to express their sincere thanks to the nurses and staff of the second and third floors of Franklin Woods Community Hospital. A celebration of life service remembering the life of Mr. Davenport will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, from the Robert Ledford Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Kevin Laws will officiate assisted by Erik Turner. Special music will be provided by Kevin Laws and Danny Miller. Honorary pallbearers will be fellow employees of Duncan Mechanical and his many friends and neighbors.

Carrol married Tennie Mae Cole about 1985 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Tennie (daughter of Anon Cole and Living) was born about 1939 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; died on 9 Oct 2017 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mr. Bobby Joe Davenport, 69, Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord, on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at his residence.

Mr. Davenport was the son of the late W.E. Frank "Red" and Ossie Deloach Davenport and was a native of Carter County. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Kathy Davenport, a brother, Harold Davenport, a sister, Margie Coleman, brother-in-law, Edgar Coleman, his father-in-law, Jady Fritts and a brother-in-law, Malcolm Fritts.

Mr. Davenport was the retired owner/operator of Davenport and Sons Trucking, a business he was in all of life. He was a drag racer and broke the world record and still holds that record for the fastest time at the AHRA Spring-Nationals at the Bristol International Dragway, Prostock Division; a record he had held since June 6, 1969. He was a member of Willow Springs Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Phyllis Fritts Davenport, of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Danny Royston, Limestone; a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Beverly Davenport, Elizabethton; a brother and sister-in-law, Glen and Tina Davenport, Erwin; his mother-in-law, Fay Fritts; brother-in-law, Kenneth Fritts; a sister-in-law and her husband, Helen and Harold Huffine; three grandchildren, Devin Trivette, Limestone; Kayla and Bobby Davenport, Elizabethton and special friends, Shon Blevins and Gail Watson. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

The funeral service for Mr. Davenport will be conducted on Friday, April 10, 2009, at 8:00 PM at the Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, Elizabethton, with Rev. Doug Hardin and Rev. James Henson officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 6:00 — 8:00 PM Friday prior to the service and at the residence at other times.

The graveside service and interment will be conducted on Saturday, April 11, 2009, at 10:00 AM in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Gregory "Buzz" Lewis, Josh Atkinson, Keith Davenport, Frankie Coleman, Dan Ornduff, Chris Roberson, Harold Huffine and Allen Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Troy Cornett, Dean Tolley, Chester Davenport, Gary Thomas, Eddie Coleman, Marvin Watson, Raymond Rosenbaum, Ben Irwin, Dean Pilkton, his church family, Raymond Carden, Ronnie Hodge, Carl Hambrick, Michael Miller and the nurses and staff of Adventa Hospice. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet the family at the funeral home at 9:15Am Saturday to go in procession to the cemetery.