Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Davenport, Nelson Whitney Sr. March 14, 1948 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dorothy Strawhand http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008405 June 15, 2024, 7:20 pm Norfolk Virginian Pilot March 15, 1948 Nelson W. Davenport, Sr., 48 husband of Mrs. Mary Sweeney Davenport and son of the late Charles and Mrs. Ida E. Whitney Davenport, a native of Portsmouth and a resident of Norfolk for 40 years, died yesterday at 2:45 p.m. at his residence, 119 West Belvedere Road. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Nelson W. Davenport, Jr., of Norfolk; two sisters, Mrs. Marguerite Cain, of South Carolina and Mrs. Nellie Meeker, of San Diego, Calif. and a nephew, William Ryder of Norfolk. Mr. Daven ort was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The body was taken to the H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments. ************************************************************************ DAVENPORT, NELSON W. SR. - At the residence No. 119 West Belvedere Road, Sunday, March 14th 1948, at 2:45 o'clock p.m., NELSON W. husband of Mrs. Mary Sweeney Davenport and son of the late Charles and Mrs. Ida E. Whitney Davenport, in the 49th year of his age. Remains were taken to the H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, No. 1501 Colonial Avenue, pending arrangements. Norfolk Virginian Pilot March 15, 1948 ***************************************************************************** Nelson W. Davenport, Sr. — Funeral services for Mr. Davenport, who died Sunday, will be conducted at the H. D. Oliver Funeral Apartments today at 3:30 p. m. by the Rev. Dr. Taylor Willis, rector of Christ and St. Luke’s Church. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Norfolk Virginian-Pilot March 18, 1948 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/d/davenpor11821nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb