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Dear Classmates, I received the following obituary for Charles Ralph Davenport, our classmate and have included in the memorial section of our website:
“Funeral services for Charles Ralph (Chuck) Davenport, 73, of Clermont, FL and Greenville, MS will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Boone Funeral Home, Greenville. He died Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in Greenville after a lengthy illness. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Greenville under the direction of Boone Funeral Home, Greenville.
Mr. Davenport was born June 18, 1941 in Corinth, MS, the son of Charles H. Davenport and Helen Dodd Davenport, who preceded him in death. He was a graduate of the Greenville High School Class of 1959 and spent his working years in the hotel/restaurant management business.
He is survived by a daughter, Julia Elizabeth (Otis) Davenport of Burlington, VT; sister, Charlotte (Jimmy) Oliver of Greenville, MS; a niece, Marla (Brad) Vanlandingham of Jackson, MS; 3 grandsons, Moses Coltrane Cleveland, Max Walker Cleveland and Cooper George Cleveland, all of Burlington, VT and a host of friends in the Clermont-Orlando, FL area and Greenville, MS. Also left behind is his favorite canine companion, Rudy.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home.”
Max Orr
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Steve Smith.
SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT CHARLES' PASSING. WE ARE FOR SURE LOOSING TO MANYOF OUR FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES.......STEVE
Barbara Quinn (McNutt)
Charles was a friend and a fun guy to be around. I am so sorry to hear that he is gone. Thanks for the happy memories, Charles.
Larry Graham
Charles' passing is such a tragedy. He had a house in Clermont near Orlando and over the past 2 years or so we would get together for reminiscing and catching up on each other's activities. I wish we had had more opportunities to visit. Had that been a reality, perhaps I could have learned of his bout with cancer and said or done something to lessen the struggle he was experiencing. But, as John Greenleaf Whittier wrote so poignantly,
"For all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been'.”
If it would be of any tribute to Charles, his passing serves to redouble my efforts to plumb the depths of the relationships that I currently experience with family and friends and to take nothing for granted. It also gives me further resolve to let my love for others be readily apparent through both word and deed.
Charles was a very bright, congenial and engaging gentleman; he will be missed deeply.
Larry Graham
Grace Estes (Henderson)
Sweet, dear Charles. I can see him right this minute as he sauntered down the hall, grinning the whole time. I can't remember ever seeinghim frown. He was a heck of a dancer, too, as I remember. I didn't know him well, but I knew him to be a person of honor and charm. We were blessed to have known him.
Gene Allen Lott
To the Charles Davenport Family,
Sorry for the lose of Charles. He was a great classmate and he will be greatly missed.
Gene Allen Lott
Ken Dowe
Charles was cool, before cool was cool.Ken
Penny Moss
Charles was a great guy and will ,surely be missed and I agree with Ken .. he was cool before cool was Cool.Peggy Keady
I am saddened to hear of Charles's death and extend my sympathy to his family. We can all be thankful that he was a precious part of our lives. May God be praised! Peggy A. Keady