Our Mother
Anna Sue Burrell was born on November the 21st, 1922 to William and Myrtle Davenport Burrell in Clay County, North Carolina. "Anna" as she was known only to her father was her father's constant companion.
Difficulty came early in Sue's life. She was stricken with polio at a very young age. A terrible disease it left her with her mouth drawn badly and a deformed foot.
Her parents divorced. Her mother took the children and returned to Ivy Log to live with their grandparents. As a girl she and her sister, Eva rode the train from Murphy to Hayesville to visit their father each time returning to Grandpa Jim and Grandma Minnie's home. Her mother was away often working to support the family.
Her grandpa helped her with the task of forcing her foot back to a normal position. She massaged her face until it improved. By the time she was an adult only her family knew she had polio.
Sue attended the Ivy Log School learning the basic skills for her age. She was proficient in math, a skill that would help her in later life. Growing up at Grandpa Jim and Grandma Minnie's home brought out the best in Sue.
At the age of sixteen she married Claude Davenport on Christmas Day. Life was difficult for two young people starting a family. Children followed until they had seven children, five girls and two boys. Times were hard as it was for most families.
During the rough times Sue was devoted to her children whom she loved deeply. She taught them life skills, work ethics, honesty, integrity, cleanliness, respect and passed down many of her strong qualities.
During her life she overcame many adversities she taught herself to drive a car, often worked two jobs, bought a home, provided for her family, put her younger children through school, cared for her elderly mother, gained a good name and the respect of friends and neighbors.
In her life she suffered much but never complained, whined or spoke ill of anyone. She was pleasant and friendly with a natural flair to make strangers comfortable.
She had a strong silent faith and passed too soon leaving the children she loved. All her children strive hard to never disappoint their mother.
Was Sue Burrell Davenport a SUCCESS …In the memories of a warm flatiron being placed at her children's feet, of the sound of her rattling car as she came home late from work(she always brought a candy bar to share,) the sound of an alarm clock going off at night as she canned all night after working all day, the relief as she held your head as you threw-up, of watching Gunsmoke on a Saturday night with her, the delicious biscuits and gravy, the stack cake you would rather have than a fancy decorated one for your birthday, how she treated people she waited on as if they were guests in her home, the warm feeling of comfort that flowed over you when you heard her voice as she answered telephone and THE PRIDE THAT FILLED YOUR HEART AS YOU TOLD SOMEONE YOU WERE SUE DAVENPORT'S SON OR DAUGHTER.
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Anna Sue Burrell was born on November the 21st, 1922 to William and Myrtle Davenport Burrell in Clay County, North Carolina. "Anna" as she was known only to her father was her father's constant companion.
Difficulty came early in Sue's life. She was stricken with polio at a very young age. A terrible disease it left her with her mouth drawn badly and a deformed foot.
Her parents divorced. Her mother took the children and returned to Ivy Log to live with their grandparents. As a girl she and her sister, Eva rode the train from Murphy to Hayesville to visit their father each time returning to Grandpa Jim and Grandma Minnie's home. Her mother was away often working to support the family.
Her grandpa helped her with the task of forcing her foot back to a normal position. She massaged her face until it improved. By the time she was an adult only her family knew she had polio.
Sue attended the Ivy Log School learning the basic skills for her age. She was proficient in math, a skill that would help her in later life. Growing up at Grandpa Jim and Grandma Minnie's home brought out the best in Sue.
At the age of sixteen she married Claude Davenport on Christmas Day. Life was difficult for two young people starting a family. Children followed until they had seven children, five girls and two boys. Times were hard as it was for most families.
During the rough times Sue was devoted to her children whom she loved deeply. She taught them life skills, work ethics, honesty, integrity, cleanliness, respect and passed down many of her strong qualities.
During her life she overcame many adversities she taught herself to drive a car, often worked two jobs, bought a home, provided for her family, put her younger children through school, cared for her elderly mother, gained a good name and the respect of friends and neighbors.
In her life she suffered much but never complained, whined or spoke ill of anyone. She was pleasant and friendly with a natural flair to make strangers comfortable.
She had a strong silent faith and passed too soon leaving the children she loved. All her children strive hard to never disappoint their mother.
Was Sue Burrell Davenport a SUCCESS …In the memories of a warm flatiron being placed at her children's feet, of the sound of her rattling car as she came home late from work(she always brought a candy bar to share,) the sound of an alarm clock going off at night as she canned all night after working all day, the relief as she held your head as you threw-up, of watching Gunsmoke on a Saturday night with her, the delicious biscuits and gravy, the stack cake you would rather have than a fancy decorated one for your birthday, how she treated people she waited on as if they were guests in her home, the warm feeling of comfort that flowed over you when you heard her voice as she answered telephone and THE PRIDE THAT FILLED YOUR HEART AS YOU TOLD SOMEONE YOU WERE SUE DAVENPORT'S SON OR DAUGHTER.
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Our Mother
Anna Sue Burrell was born on November the 21st, 1922 to William and Myrtle Davenport Burrell in Clay County, North Carolina. "Anna" as she was known only to her father was her father's constant companion.
Difficulty came early in Sue's life. She was stricken with polio at a very young age. A terrible disease it left her with her mouth drawn badly and a deformed foot.
Her parents divorced. Her mother took the children and returned to Ivy Log to live with their grandparents. As a girl she and her sister, Eva rode the train from Murphy to Hayesville to visit their father each time returning to Grandpa Jim and Grandma Minnie's home. Her mother was away often working to support the family.
Her grandpa helped her with the task of forcing her foot back to a normal position. She massaged her face until it improved. By the time she was an adult only her family knew she had polio.
Sue attended the Ivy Log School learning the basic skills for her age. She was proficient in math, a skill that would help her in later life. Growing up at Grandpa Jim and Grandma Minnie's home brought out the best in Sue.
At the age of sixteen she married Claude Davenport on Christmas Day. Life was difficult for two young people starting a family. Children followed until they had seven children, five girls and two boys. Times were hard as it was for most families.
During the rough times Sue was devoted to her children whom she loved deeply. She taught them life skills, work ethics, honesty, integrity, cleanliness, respect and passed down many of her strong qualities.
During her life she overcame many adversities she taught herself to drive a car, often worked two jobs, bought a home, provided for her family, put her younger children through school, cared for her elderly mother, gained a good name and the respect of friends and neighbors.
In her life she suffered much but never complained, whined or spoke ill of anyone. She was pleasant and friendly with a natural flair to make strangers comfortable.
She had a strong silent faith and passed too soon leaving the children she loved. All her children strive hard to never disappoint their mother.
Was Sue Burrell Davenport a SUCCESS …In the memories of a warm flatiron being placed at her children's feet, of the sound of her rattling car as she came home late from work(she always brought a candy bar to share,) the sound of an alarm clock going off at night as she canned all night after working all day, the relief as she held your head as you threw-up, of watching Gunsmoke on a Saturday night with her, the delicious biscuits and gravy, the stack cake you would rather have than a fancy decorated one for your birthday, how she treated people she waited on as if they were guests in her home, the warm feeling of comfort that flowed over you when you heard her voice as she answered telephone and THE PRIDE THAT FILLED YOUR HEART AS YOU TOLD SOMEONE YOU WERE SUE DAVENPORT'S SON OR DAUGHTER.
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Anna Sue Burrell was born on November the 21st, 1922 to William and Myrtle Davenport Burrell in Clay County, North Carolina. "Anna" as she was known only to her father was her father's constant companion.
Difficulty came early in Sue's life. She was stricken with polio at a very young age. A terrible disease it left her with her mouth drawn badly and a deformed foot.
Her parents divorced. Her mother took the children and returned to Ivy Log to live with their grandparents. As a girl she and her sister, Eva rode the train from Murphy to Hayesville to visit their father each time returning to Grandpa Jim and Grandma Minnie's home. Her mother was away often working to support the family.
Her grandpa helped her with the task of forcing her foot back to a normal position. She massaged her face until it improved. By the time she was an adult only her family knew she had polio.
Sue attended the Ivy Log School learning the basic skills for her age. She was proficient in math, a skill that would help her in later life. Growing up at Grandpa Jim and Grandma Minnie's home brought out the best in Sue.
At the age of sixteen she married Claude Davenport on Christmas Day. Life was difficult for two young people starting a family. Children followed until they had seven children, five girls and two boys. Times were hard as it was for most families.
During the rough times Sue was devoted to her children whom she loved deeply. She taught them life skills, work ethics, honesty, integrity, cleanliness, respect and passed down many of her strong qualities.
During her life she overcame many adversities she taught herself to drive a car, often worked two jobs, bought a home, provided for her family, put her younger children through school, cared for her elderly mother, gained a good name and the respect of friends and neighbors.
In her life she suffered much but never complained, whined or spoke ill of anyone. She was pleasant and friendly with a natural flair to make strangers comfortable.
She had a strong silent faith and passed too soon leaving the children she loved. All her children strive hard to never disappoint their mother.
Was Sue Burrell Davenport a SUCCESS …In the memories of a warm flatiron being placed at her children's feet, of the sound of her rattling car as she came home late from work(she always brought a candy bar to share,) the sound of an alarm clock going off at night as she canned all night after working all day, the relief as she held your head as you threw-up, of watching Gunsmoke on a Saturday night with her, the delicious biscuits and gravy, the stack cake you would rather have than a fancy decorated one for your birthday, how she treated people she waited on as if they were guests in her home, the warm feeling of comfort that flowed over you when you heard her voice as she answered telephone and THE PRIDE THAT FILLED YOUR HEART AS YOU TOLD SOMEONE YOU WERE SUE DAVENPORT'S SON OR DAUGHTER.
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Her Children Shall Rise Up And Call Her Blessed
Gravesite Details
Children: Mildred Jimmie Cook, Melba Jean Jackson, Margie Claudette Alexander, William Glenn Davenport, Mazie Jane Gray, Martha Sue Brackett, Gary James Davenport
