Obituaries: Jay Davenport, 1972, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 1, 1972 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Jay Davenport Dies After Long Illness

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Union Hill Baptist
Church here for Jay Davenport, 63, of Winnfield, life long colored resident of
Winn Parish, who died Sunday, February 20, 1972 after a lengthy illness.

The Rev. F. T. Eddings officiated with burial in the church cemetery under the
direction of Winnfield Funeral Home.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sallie M. Davenport, Winnfield; four
daughters, Mrs. Lillie R. Holmes of Winnfield, Mrs. Versie M. Huffman,
Okmulgee, Okla., Mrs. Dorothy D. Long of Gary, Ind., and Mrs. Vera G. Lucky,
San Jose, Calif.; two sons, Jimmie Davenport, Monroe, and Lonnie V. Davenport,
San Bernadino, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Worthee Tatum and Mrs. Rosa France,
both of Winnfield; three brothers, Alvin and Cle Davenport, both of Winnfield,
and Cecil Davenport of Pineville, and thirteen grandchildren.