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Inez Murphy Davenport, 76

McMinnville resident and Cannon County native Inez Murphy Davenport, 76, died Dec. 24 at her home after a short illness.

A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Mai Warren Murphy; and was preceded in death by her husband, Wiley Davenport.

She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Delma Davenport of McMinnville, Larry and Shirley Davenport of Winchester; daughter and son-in-law, Wilma Crook and Tim Burnett of Woodbury; brothers and sister-in-law, Ray and Mary Helen Murphy of Dowelltown and Roy Murphy of Morrison; sisters, Ruth Fletcher of Christiana, Magaline Davenport of Gassaway, Allie Allen of Woodbury, Lela Finley of Auburntown, Betty and William Vickers of Alexandria, Arlene and Larry Sanders of Woodbury; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services were held Monday at Woodbury Funeral Home with Tim Pelham officiating. Burial followed at Sycamore Cemetery.

Woodbury Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Dec. 29, 2004

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