Obit of Caraway, Lavena (Davenport) - Pushmataha County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Teresa Young 12 May 2002 Return to Pushmataha County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pushmataha/pushmataha.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== "Push County Times", May 7, 2002, Page 4: LAVENA (DAVENPORT) CARAWAY SERVICES HELD Lavena (Davenport) Caraway was born September 18, 1920 in Antlers, Oklahoma and passed away on May 5, 2002 in Antlers, Oklahoma at the age of 81 years. Mrs. Caraway has lived in the Antlers area all her life. She was a loving and devoted homemaker, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Lavena was of the Methodist faith. She spend countless hours crocheting, sewing and more especially, spending time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents: George and Ruth Jane Davenport; 1 infant son: George William Caraway; 1 infant daughter: Larutha Jane Caraway; 1 brother: Jessie Davenport; and 1 sister: Georgiann Hammons. She is survived by 2 sons: Billy Caraway and wife Linda of Finley, Oklahoma and Eddy Caraway of Jasper, Missouri; 2 sisters: Betty Sue Manous and husband Scott of Caddo Mills, Texas and Billie Catherine Sherrard of Farmington, New Mexico; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday, May 6, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mills-Coffey Chapel with Reverend Andy Reed officiating. Serving as pallbearers were: Bradley Caraway, Paul Caraway, Eddy Caraway, Terry Caraway, Tom Caraway and Jr. Gardner. Honorary pallbearers included: Joe Kendrix, James Moon, Buddy Taylor, Buddy Jordan, Terry Dean Miller and Brad Miller. She was laid to rest at the Antlers City Cemetery under the direction of Mills-Coffey Funeral Home in Antlers, Oklahoma. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Pushmataha County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pushmataha/pushmataha.html