Rosamond Irene Benton Davenport

Rosamond Irene Benton Davenport, died on April 28, 2013. She was born on December 4, 1922 in Stuttgart, AR to E.C. and Irene McDaniel Benton. She spent all her youth in Fordyce, AR, before attending and graduating from Ouachita Baptist College, summa cum laude, in 1943. She was a teacher, banker, teacher again, legal secretary, bookkeeper, teacher again, and an abstractor. She was a volunteer in countless organizations, groups, and her church. But her favorite roles in her life were daughter, sister, niece, cousin, aunt, wife, mother, and friend. Those who knew her will never forget her personality, friendship and spirit.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, R.A. (Dave) Davenport and a brother, Dr. Robert H. Benton. She is survived by a son, Allen C. Davenport, a daughter, Nancy D. Hicks (Ed), a brother, E.C. Benton, Jr. and a grandson, and many more friends.
Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Oakland Cemetery. Arrangements by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net .
In lieu of flowers, she requested that memorials be made to either Malvern/Hot Spring County Library or Garvan Woodland Gardens. The family wants to thank all her caregivers for their help and support.