Velma Jones Davenport, 66

A retired business teacher with the Warren County School System and a member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Laymon Ernest and Nellie Underhill Jones.

She was married Dec. 19, 1964 to James ?Sonny? Davenport of McMinnville. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and Jason Mellons of McMinnville; son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Susan Davenport of Columbia; three grandchildren, Alex and Mary Davenport of Columbia and Ryan Mellons of McMinnville; brother and sister-in-law, Dudley and Sheryl Jones of Jacksonville, Fla.; niece, Shannon Cole of Trenton, Ky., and four sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Mary Ann and Walter M. Bishop of McMinnville, Joann and Earl Dove of Rock Island, Lucille and Don Hayes of McMinnville, and Fay and Joe Bryan Glenn of Madison, Ala.

Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today in High?s Chapel with Harry Green, Tim Miles and Jim Hunt officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service today at High?s. Memorial contributions may be made to the NHC Healthcare McMinnville Christmas Fund.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.