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Lela F. Davenport

Female 1919 - 2010  (90 years)


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  • Name Lela F. Davenport 
    Born 30 Sep 1919  Blocker, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 8 Jan 2010  Nevada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Ventura County Star, January 13, 2010
      Lela F. Bassett 1919-2010 (Picture included)

      Lela F. Bassett passed away Jan. 8, 2010 at the age of 90. She was a resident
      of Ventura for 44 years after which she moved to Nevada and resided there with
      her daughter for the past two years. She was a retired cafeteria cook, having
      spent many years cooking at both Cabrillo Junior High and Ventura College.

      She was born Sept. 30, 1919 in Blocker, Okla. to Ivan and Gussie Davenport.
      After high school she joined the Army (WACS) and served as a link train
      operator in London and Paris during World War II. When the war was over she
      returned to the United States on board the Queen Mary. Upon her retu
      Oklahoma she married and came west to California to begin a new lif

      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 39
      years, Roy Bassett; her son, Bobby Bassett; four sisters and two brothers. She
      is survived by her daughter, Karen (Bill) Chamberlain of Pahrump, Nev.;
      sister, Wanda Sue Willis of Oklahoma City, Okla.; grandchildren, David
      (Nicole) Bassett of Fresno, Jennifer (Jack) Spangle of Bakersfield, Kimberly
      Keeler and Natalie Newcombe, both of Las Vegas; great-grandchildren, Zachary,
      Emma, Sydney, Brendon and Benjamin.

      She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Service will be at 11:30
      a.m. Friday, Jan. 15 in the chapel at Charles Carroll Funeral Home, 15 Teloma
      Dr., Ventura, 93003. Interment will follow at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura.
      Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Charles Carroll Funeral Home;
      642-8134.
    Person ID I20518  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2011 

    Father Ivan Davenport,   d. Deceased 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Gussie,   d. Deceased 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F08041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Roy Bassett,   b. 11 Apr 1917, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1985  (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F08040  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart