Union County IA Archives Obituaries.....Howard, Emma Belle March 12, 1956 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mike Malerich mikem@eosinc.com February 16, 2006, 4:19 am Creston (IA) News Advertiser; 12 Mar 1956 Obituary of Emma Belle Howard Wife of Djalma Davenport ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Mrs D. Davenport Dies In Milwaukee Mrs. D. Davenport, 97, former resident of Creston, died at her home at 82109 Milwaukee Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis., this morning. Her body will be brought to Creston for graveside services later this week. Emma Belle Howard Davenport was well known in Creston and lived here until moving to Milwaukee 15 years ago. Her husband, D. Davenport, was a Creston banker. He died in 1936. Mrs. Davenport is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Robert W. Baird of Milwaukee; a sister, Gertrude Howard of Natchex, Miss.; a brother, Herbert Howard of Hayworth, Ill.; six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Her body will be brought to the Keating and Beemer funeral home in Creston. Grave side services will be held at Graceland cemetery. Dr. A. P. Keast, pastor of the First Methodist church, will officiate. The hour and day of services will be announced later. Mrs. Davenport was a member of the Methodist church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/union/obits/h/howard2nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb