Helen Lucille (Carpenter) Davenport passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at her home in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She was born in Fleming County Kentucky on November 6, 1918.
She is survived by a daughter, Loretta McAlpine and her husband, Richard of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Lucille had a number of grandchildren including Arden McAlpine, Ardith Stetz and Randy McAlpine, the children of Loretta and Richard; Robbie, David, Kevin and recently deceased Brian, sons of Leslie Davenport. She is also survived by her close friends Megan, Jim and Kelsey Coppetti.
She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Lloyd Davenport in 2007 after 70 years of marriage, her son Leslie and wife, Cindy, in 2009 of Bushnell Florida and 5 sisters, Edyth Smith and husband, "Smitty" of Tennessee, Elizabeth Vernon and husband, Lee, of Dayton, Ohio, Verona DeMonge and husband, Jack, of Milford, Ohio, Audrey Haag of Cincinnati, Ohio and Bernice Porter and husband, Lawrence "Cookie", of Foxport, Kentucky.
Lucille was raised in the Flemingsburg, Kentucky area and lived there with her husband, Lloyd until late 1966 when their work assignment moved them to Bushnell, Florida. They lived in Bushnell working at several vocations and enjoying retirement until her husband passed away at age 92 in October of 2007. Shortly after her health began to fail and in 2011 she came to live with her daughter, Loretta, in Pennsylvania.
Viewing will be held at the Kepple-Graft Funeral Home in Greensburg on Monday, August 26, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Memorial service will be conducted in the Funeral Home by The White Shrine of Jerusalem at 7:30 PM and The Order of Eastern Star immediately following.
Viewing will then be held at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home in Flemingsburg, Kentucky on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Burial service will immediately follow in the Martin Cemetery outside of Foxport, Kentucky and will be presided over by Hillary Underwood of Flemingsburg. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Greensburg, Pennsylvania at the time of her death.
In lieu of flowers it is requested that donations be made to the Supreme Shrine Material Objective General Fund and sent to Judy Inukai, 11077 Fawnhaven Dr, St Louis, MO 63126-3603.