Loretta Clydene DAVENPORT

McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Loretta Clydene Davenport, age 92, was born April 7, 1919 and died December 30, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. An educator with the Van Buren County, TN School System and member of the Harmony Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Phebe York Barnett. She was married to Fred P. Davenport who who preceded her in death February 5, 2002. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Eunice Phifer and Earline Haley. She is survived by two nephews and their spouses, Harris and Janice Haley of McMinnville and Dwain and Kitty Arnold of Christiana, TN; three nieces and their spouses, Brenda and Don Evans of Nashville, TN, Jozada and Ken Smith of McMinnville and Jeri Fay and Sam Brothers of Bell Buckle, TN; sister-in-law, Christine Arnold of Christiana, TN and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 1, 2012 in High's Chapel with Bob McCoy officiating. Burial followed in the Mt. View Cemetery.