Fred Odell "Bud" Blevins

Fred "Bud" Odell Blevins

Fred "Bud" Odell Blevins, 84, of Chicago, IL, and formerly of Davenport, IA, died September 26, 2023, after a long battle with Alzheimer's.

The family requests that memorials, in lieu of flowers, be made to the Alzheimer's Association and to JourneyCare Hospice in Chicago.

Visitation will be on Saturday, October 7, 2023, 2:00 – 4:00 PM at Weerts Funeral Home with services starting at 4:00 PM.

He was born in West Plains, MO, to Orval and Opal Blevins and he worked beside his father on the farm until he graduated from Aurora High School in Missouri. In 1963, he established Blevins & Hopper, Inc., a construction company in Davenport, with his brother-in-law Jack Hopper.

He met Jeanine Mueller and they married on March 2, 1963 at St. John's United Methodist Church in Davenport and had two children, Lee and Amy.

In 1986, he pivoted from construction to form Blevins Brothers Trucking with his brothers Ron and Dwayne Blevins and he drove until he retired in 2004.

His family is comforted by the fact that he was surely greeted with open arms by his parents, Orval and Opal Blevins; brothers-in-law: Jack Hopper and John Martinson; in-laws: Fred and Bettie Mueller; sisters-in-law: Karen Hornbuckle and Lucy Ohlensehlen; and nephews: Dreu Ohlensehlen, Marcus Mueller, and Nathan Hornbuckle.

He is survived by his wife, Jeanine Blevins of Chicago; son and daughter-in-law. Lee and Dulcey Blevins, and their children: Dylan, Hailey, and Owen all of the St. Louis, MO, area; daughter Amy Blevins of Chicago, sister Janet Hopper of Branson, MO; sister, Loretta Martinson of Davenport; brothers: Dwayne and Ron Blevins (Sherry) of Davenport; and brother, Mike Blevins; in-laws: Mark (Julie) Hornbuckle of Bettendorf, Richard (Kathie) Mueller of Davenport, and Rex (Sheryl) Mueller of Show Low, AZ; and dozens of special nephews and nieces.