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Nov. 1, 2025

11:00 a.m.

National United Methodist Church

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Joan Davenport Obituary

Joan Meredith Davenport, of Gaithersburg, MD, passed away on September 24, 2025. She was born on March 25, 1925, in Sioux City, Iowa to Jay H. Davenport and Lillian A. Krienke. She had one sibling, Jay J. Davenport, who died in 2022. She is survived by a host of loving relatives and friends. Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 11 a.m. at National United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016.

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Published by The Washington Post on Oct. 19, 2025.

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