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Mrs. Betty Jean Alligood Davenport, age 88, a resident of Washington went to her Heavenly home on October 21, 2025. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday October 25, 2025, at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington. At 12 noon a funeral procession will go to Oakdale Cemetery for a graveside service which will be officiated by Kevin Cutler. Pallbearers will be Joey Taylor, Keith Taylor, Charlie Davenport, Austin Smith, Hunter Smith, and Tanner Buell. Honorary pallbearers will be Phillip Boyd, Floyd Sutton, Jr., and Sam Robbins. Betty Jean was born on April 27, 1937, daughter of the late Roscoe Alligood and the late Amy Easter Winstead Alligood. She graduated from Bath High School in June of 1955. She married the love of her life, Alton Davenport on January 5, 1958. They had been in love since the seventh grade in elementary school. They were married for fifty years until he passed away on June 19, 2008. She is survived by her three loving sons: Michael “Mike” Davenport and his wife Debbie, Wesley “Wess” Davenport and his wife Bonita and Alton “Al” Davenport and his wife Angela all of Washington; grandchildren: Michael Paul Davenport, Jeannie Davenport, Brett Davenport, Dylan Davenport and his wife Rhiannon, Savannah Buck and her husband Tyler, and Braxton Davenport; left to cherish her memory, her sister, Wilma Lee Anthony; a niece: Heather Buell, her husband Britt, and their children and grandchildren; three step grandchildren and three step great grandchildren. Flowers are welcome and appreciated and the family kindly asks for any memorial contributions to be made to the charity of one’s choice. Online condolences may be offered to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Davenport family.

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