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DAVENPORT, Ester. 1921-2010

DAVENPORT, WASHINGTON, RILEY, DUNCAN, HALE, HAMMUCK, WOODSON

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 11/13/2010 at 13:05:00

[Waterloo Courier, Sunday, June 27, 2010]

WATERLOO - Ester Davenport, 89, of Waterloo, died Thursday, June 24, at Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center of natural causes.

She was born March 27, 1921, in St. Louis, Mo., daughter of Arthur Washington and Franky Riley.

She married Lott C. Davenport in 1940 in St. Louis. He preceded her in death in July of 1997.

Survived by: a daughter, Elsie Duncan of Waterloo; a son, Lott C. (Maureen) Davenport Jr. of Diamond Bar, Calif.; four brothers, Arthur Washington of Kalamazoo, Mich., William (Oshia) Washington Sr. of Springfield, Ill., Michael Washington of Houston, Texas, and James (Arlene) Washington of Kalamazoo, Mich.; three sisters, Clarissa Hale, Diane (Chearsey) Hammuck and Lillian (James) Woodson, all of Springfield, Ill.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Preceded in by: her husband; two brothers, Richard and Robert Washington; a sister, Mildred Osby; and two grandchildren, Kimberly and Charlotte Davenport.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Johns A.M.E. Church, Springfield, Ill., with burial in Camp Butler Cemetery. Sanders Funeral Service is in charge of local arrangements.

Memorials: may be directed to the family at 3030 San Salvador Drive, Waterloo.


 

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