HODGES — Mavis Jean Davenport Shirley, 88, resident of Asbury Road, widow of Albert Shirley, passed away, Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Hospice & Palliative Care of the Piedmont.
Born July 10, 1931 in Laurens she was one of fourteen children to the late Arthur Eugene Davenport and Fannie Bell Wren Davenport. She attended Laurens County Schools and was a home maker.
Mrs. Shirley was a member of New Life Pentecostal Holiness Church.
She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Surviving are three sons, Larry E. (Kimelair) Shirley, Tom (Julie) Shirley and Barry (Bea) Shirley, all of Hodges; one daughter, Lynn Shirley (Billy) Allen, of Hodges; twelve grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son, James A. Shirley and two great-grandchildren.
A private family funeral service will be held Monday at Blyth Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Alvin Hodges and Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646.
For online condolences, please visit www.blythfuneralhome.com
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services is assisting the Shirley family.
HODGES — Mavis Jean Davenport Shirley, 88, resident of Asbury Road, widow of Albert Shirley, passed away, Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Hospice & Palliative Care of the Piedmont.
Born July 10, 1931 in Laurens she was one of fourteen children to the late Arthur Eugene Davenport and Fannie Bell Wren Davenport. She attended Laurens County Schools and was a home maker.
Mrs. Shirley was a member of New Life Pentecostal Holiness Church.
She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Surviving are three sons, Larry E. (Kimelair) Shirley, Tom (Julie) Shirley and Barry (Bea) Shirley, all of Hodges; one daughter, Lynn Shirley (Billy) Allen, of Hodges; twelve grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son, James A. Shirley and two great-grandchildren.
A private family funeral service will be held Monday at Blyth Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Alvin Hodges and Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646.
For online condolences, please visit www.blythfuneralhome.com
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services is assisting the Shirley family.
Family Members
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Lewis Edward Davenport
1909–1974
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Bertha Pauline Davenport Gambrell Cauble
1910–1997
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Lena G. Davenport Bagwell
1912–2006
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Frederick Eugene Davenport
1914–1965
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Mary Lucile "Granny Crawford" Davenport Crawford
1916–2008
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James Talmadge Davenport
1917–1995
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Leonard Marion Davenport
1919–1950
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Myrtle Davenport Riser
1922–1993
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Hazel Virginia Davenport Garner
1923–1976
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Lula Azelle Davenport Riser
1926–2003
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William David Davenport
1928–2007
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Gladys Davenport Godfrey
1933–2019
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