Rheda Dodson Davenport, 91, of Chattanooga, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, lovingly surrounded by members of her family.
Born on November 2, 1927, in Richard City, TN, the daughter of the late Walter and Ulah Snodgrass Dodson, she was a 1945 graduate of Richard Hardy High School. She then enlisted in the United States Nurse Cadet Corps during World War II. While serving in the corps she went on a double date with a friend and met Navy Ensign named Buell Davenport, who was her friend's blind date for the evening. The two were smitten with one another and were married within a few months on May 15, 1947, at the St. Elmo Church of Christ. Mrs. Davenport will be remembered for her determined spirit and her hospitality and service to anyone who may have needed. She always had a place at her table and food to eat, as well as a bed to sleep on, for just about anyone that had a need. They eventually made their home in Chattanooga, where she embarked on her nursing career, eventually retiring from working with Dr. James W. Sherrell, a fertility specialist. She was a member of the East Brainerd Church of Christ since 1962, but has cherished lifelong relationships with the brethren at the congregations in Ooltewah, Tyner, St. Elmo and East Ridge.
In addition to her parents and siblings, Mrs. Davenport was preceded in death by her husband, Buell E. Davenport, a son, Gregory Davenport and a granddaughter, Julie Ann Grider.
Born on November 2, 1927, in Richard City, TN, the daughter of the late Walter and Ulah Snodgrass Dodson, she was a 1945 graduate of Richard Hardy High School. She then enlisted in the United States Nurse Cadet Corps during World War II. While serving in the corps she went on a double date with a friend and met Navy Ensign named Buell Davenport, who was her friend's blind date for the evening. The two were smitten with one another and were married within a few months on May 15, 1947, at the St. Elmo Church of Christ. Mrs. Davenport will be remembered for her determined spirit and her hospitality and service to anyone who may have needed. She always had a place at her table and food to eat, as well as a bed to sleep on, for just about anyone that had a need. They eventually made their home in Chattanooga, where she embarked on her nursing career, eventually retiring from working with Dr. James W. Sherrell, a fertility specialist. She was a member of the East Brainerd Church of Christ since 1962, but has cherished lifelong relationships with the brethren at the congregations in Ooltewah, Tyner, St. Elmo and East Ridge.
In addition to her parents and siblings, Mrs. Davenport was preceded in death by her husband, Buell E. Davenport, a son, Gregory Davenport and a granddaughter, Julie Ann Grider.
Rheda Dodson Davenport, 91, of Chattanooga, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, lovingly surrounded by members of her family.
Born on November 2, 1927, in Richard City, TN, the daughter of the late Walter and Ulah Snodgrass Dodson, she was a 1945 graduate of Richard Hardy High School. She then enlisted in the United States Nurse Cadet Corps during World War II. While serving in the corps she went on a double date with a friend and met Navy Ensign named Buell Davenport, who was her friend's blind date for the evening. The two were smitten with one another and were married within a few months on May 15, 1947, at the St. Elmo Church of Christ. Mrs. Davenport will be remembered for her determined spirit and her hospitality and service to anyone who may have needed. She always had a place at her table and food to eat, as well as a bed to sleep on, for just about anyone that had a need. They eventually made their home in Chattanooga, where she embarked on her nursing career, eventually retiring from working with Dr. James W. Sherrell, a fertility specialist. She was a member of the East Brainerd Church of Christ since 1962, but has cherished lifelong relationships with the brethren at the congregations in Ooltewah, Tyner, St. Elmo and East Ridge.
In addition to her parents and siblings, Mrs. Davenport was preceded in death by her husband, Buell E. Davenport, a son, Gregory Davenport and a granddaughter, Julie Ann Grider.
Born on November 2, 1927, in Richard City, TN, the daughter of the late Walter and Ulah Snodgrass Dodson, she was a 1945 graduate of Richard Hardy High School. She then enlisted in the United States Nurse Cadet Corps during World War II. While serving in the corps she went on a double date with a friend and met Navy Ensign named Buell Davenport, who was her friend's blind date for the evening. The two were smitten with one another and were married within a few months on May 15, 1947, at the St. Elmo Church of Christ. Mrs. Davenport will be remembered for her determined spirit and her hospitality and service to anyone who may have needed. She always had a place at her table and food to eat, as well as a bed to sleep on, for just about anyone that had a need. They eventually made their home in Chattanooga, where she embarked on her nursing career, eventually retiring from working with Dr. James W. Sherrell, a fertility specialist. She was a member of the East Brainerd Church of Christ since 1962, but has cherished lifelong relationships with the brethren at the congregations in Ooltewah, Tyner, St. Elmo and East Ridge.
In addition to her parents and siblings, Mrs. Davenport was preceded in death by her husband, Buell E. Davenport, a son, Gregory Davenport and a granddaughter, Julie Ann Grider.
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