Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Davenport, Helen Amelia April 1, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Julia Williams Kodak jkodak@aol.com April 12, 2008, 8:44 pm Mitchell News-Journal 4/9/2008 HELEN AMELIA DAVENPORT SPRUCE PINE - Helen Amelia Davenport, 91, formerly of Summit Avenue, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at the Brian Center in Spruce Pine. She was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Maggie McKinney Davenport. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Grace Robinson; and brothers, Lee, Clay and Scott Davenport. She was a graduate of Harris High School and was retired from Robbins Knitting Mill of Spruce Pine. She was a member of Spruce Pine United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star. Surivors include her nephews, Richard Davenport of Burnsville and Maurice Robinson of Spruce Pine; nieces, Janie Parsley of Burnsville and Betty McMurray of Spruce Pine; one aunt, Mae McKinney; and three sisters-in-law, Audrey, Annie and Madge Davenport. A memorial service was held at 7 p.m. Friday in the Grindstaff Memorial Chapel of Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Richard Davenport officiated. Burial was in Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery. The family received friends following the memorial service at the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/d/davenpor1550gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb