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GAILE "OMA" DAVENPORT

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GAILE "OMA" DAVENPORT obituary, 1953-2021, Fort Wayne, IN

BORN

1953

DIED

2021

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C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home

1327 North Wells Street

Fort Wayne, Indiana

GAILE DAVENPORT Obituary

GAILE "OMA" DAVENPORT, 67, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Born on Aug. 8, 1953 in Fort Wayne, Ind., Gaile was a daughter of Patricia (Robert) Birken -beul and James (Betty) Belschner, and was raised in Fort Wayne. She will be remembered for buying more books than she had room for and reading, and her contagious laugh that filled the room, and the love to help others with her kind and joyful spirit. Surviving are her twin daughters, Lily and Leilani Davenport; eight grandchildren; sister, Jill (Belschner) Harris; and only niece, Sara (Jeff) ; and two great-nieces. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Mary Beebe. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at C.M. Sloan and Sons Funeral Home,1327 N Wells St., Fort Wayne( IN 46808).

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Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Jan. 16, 2021.

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Mike Johnson

January 19, 2021

She gave me lots of guff when we were young which, as a goofball teenage boy, I deserved. I was surprised and happy to be reacquainted with Gaile during a recent summer as we watched grandkids play baseball. I will plant many trees in her honor.

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