Union County IA Archives Obituaries.....Davenport, Djalma July 21, 1936
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Creston (IA) News Advertiser; 22 Jul 1936
D. DAVENPORT,
PIONEER, 85
DIES AT HIS HOME
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Had Figured Prominently
In Union County History.
---Services Thursday.

In the death last evening of D. Davenport, 85, Union County lost a pioneer who
for years figured prominently in many fields; for four years he served the
county as clerk of courts, served the city of Creston as mayor, was active in
law practice and the abstract business for years, was an extensive owner of both
form lands and city property, was for several years president of the Iowa Stat
savings Bank of Creston and for a time was interested in banking institutions in
Alton, Thayer and Prescott.

Preceded by an illness which had forced partial confinement for more than two
years, the death at 9:45 last evening in the home at 703 West Montgomery Street
was not unexpected.

Born July 23, 1851 in Clinton, Ill., son of Mr. And Mrs. Levi Davenport, he
would have observed his eighty-fifth birthday tomorrow. 


Came to Alton in 1875

Having studied law in Illinois, D. Davenport came to the county court. 
Davenport moved to Creston in 1890 to make his permanent home.  In addition to
his interests in his law and abstract office in Creston, in which he continued
his interest for many years, Davenport served a two-year term as Union County’s
representative in the twenty-ninth General Assembly of Iowa.

A councilman at the time, Davenport was chosen to serve as mayor of Creston to
finish the unexpired term of J. C. Ferguson in 1918.

An extensive owner of both farm lands and city properties, Davenport bought a
substantial interest in the Iowa State Savings bank when John Gibson left
Creston and sold his interest to Davenport.  A heavy stockholder, Davenport
served as president of the Iowa State Savings bank until illness forced his
retirement from active business.

At one time he was interested in banking institutions at Thayer, Afton and
Prescott; for a time serving as president of the bank in Prescott.

Wife Survives

On January 1, 1879, he married Miss Belle Howard, who survives in the home.  In
addition to the wife, a son and daughter survive Kenneth H. Davenport of Creston
and Mrs. Robert Baird of Milwaukee, Wis.  One Son, Carl Davenport, died Dec. 10,
1929.

Mr. Davenport was a life-long member of the Methodist church.

Funeral services will be at 2 o’clock tomorrow, Thursday, afternoon, at the home
at 703 West Montgomery.  Following the rites, in charge of the Rev. Paul W.
Zieke, burial will be made in Graceland Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Maurice Hogue, Frank Patt, Robert Willbee, Joe McDowell,
Ralph Meadows and Ernest Porter.

Mrs. Baird and son, Donald, arrived yesterday afternoon in Creston and will
remain until after the services.


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