Alice Davenport

Alice D. Davenport SUFFOLK - Alice Joyce Dail Davenport, 74, passed on to her rewards May 2, 2010 having fought a hard battle of ovarian cancer for five and a half years. Alice was a member of Nansemond River Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, John William and Vera C. Sawyer Dail and a sister, Dorothy Mae Dail Edwards. Survivors include her husband, W.C. Dave Davenport; two daughters, Anita V. Davenport Rowland and husband Chris of Smithfield, Va. and Brenda G. Davenport Johnson and husband Clif of Capron, Va.; four grandchildren, Meaghan A. Pont and fiancé Josh Thomas of Suffolk, Dakoda R. and Sierra C. Johnson of Capron and Brandon C. Roland of Colonial Heights, Va.; two brothers, Albert G. Dail of Chesapeake and Robert C. Dail of Sprout Springs, Va.; one sister, Helen L. Dail Hines of Chesapeake; several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held Thursday, May 6, at 11 a.m. in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Gary Vaughan and song by Ronnie and Debbie Bunch. The family will receive friends at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Bennetts Creek Chapel, Suffolk, on Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The family would like to thank the nursing staff of DePaul Hospital and the staff of Virginia Oncology. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 4416 Expressway Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 or a charity of choice. www.Sturtevant FuneralHome.com.