Irene Davenport

Irene Davenport, age 93, joined her heavenly family in the early morning hours Thursday, January 20, 2022.

She was born March 15, 1928, in the Hells Hollow section of Fannin County. Irene was preceded in death by her parents;James Garfield and Bettie Postelle Sosebee; her husband of 54 years, Elmer H. Davenport; brothers and sisters-in-law, George and Annie (Twiggs) Sosebee, and James and Wilma (Fowler) Sosebee; sisters and brother-in-law, Bertha (Elmer) Sosebee Payne, and Ina and Francis Sosebee; son-in-law, Frankie Barker; and beloved grandchildren, Dr. Lisa Barker Galloway and Jeffrey Barker.

Survivors are daughters and sons-in-law, Christine D. Barker of Copperhill, Geraldine D. and Ronald Shuler of McCaysville, Shirley D. and Freddie Wright of Copperhill, and Sheila D. and Eddie Ash of McCaysville; son and daughter-in-law, Charles R. and Sharon Davenport of Kodak, Tennessee; brother and sister-in-law, Ray and Velma Sosebee of Dalton, Georgia; grandchildren, Elizabeth and John Klamer, Amanda and William Skinner, Dr. Jon and Jenni Davenport, Brooke and Chris Pearson, Leanne and Danny Newton, Bryan Ash, Savannah and Daniel Foster, and Roy Galloway; great-grandchildren, Dakota, Brandon, Lauren, Kayla, Jeremiah, Cole, Tina, B.J., Ryan, Kimmi and Cory, Ethan, Haylee, Leia, Savannah, Leoria, Estalee, and Idabelle; great-great-grandchildren, Channing, Brintlie, and Zachary; a host of adopted grandchildren that also called her Granny Davenport or Mammaw Davenport.

Graveside services were conducted Saturday, January 22, 2022, at 2 p.m. from the Hipps Chapel Cemetery with Rev. Delmar Davenport officiating. The grandsons served as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice, Hipps Chapel Cemetery Fund in care of Rev. Delmar Davenport, 977 Hamby Road, Epworth, Georgia, 30541, or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105.

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.akinsfuneralhome.com.

Akins-Cobb Funerals and Cremations of Copperhill was in charge of the arrangements.