Roy Davenport Jr. Obituary (1948

Roy Davenport Jr. age 70 of Bloomington, IL passed away at 2:15 AM on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal IL. A service celebrating his life will be 11:00 AM Friday, March 1, 2019 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church,1822 E Lincoln St, Bloomington, IL. Pastor Peter Weeks will be officiating. Military rites will be accorded by the Bloomington -Normal American Legion Honor Guard at the church. Visitation will be 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Thursday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, 1115 E. Washington St., Bloomington, IL. Private inurnment will be at Funks Grove Cemetery, McLean, IL. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be made to the American Heart Association. Roy was born September 28, 1948 in Wilmington, Delaware the son of Roy and Betty Kemp Davenport Sr. He married Doris Franzmeier on August 1, 1970 in rural Storm Lake, IA. She survives Also surviving are his 2 children, Brian (Kristen) Davenport, Downs, IL, Andrea (Adam ) Rouleau, Windsor, WI., 5 grandchildren, Trinity Weller, Finnley Davenport and Kennedy Davenport, Downs, IL, Hunter and Sydney Rouleau, Windsor, WI, 1 sister, Cyndi (Butch) Drozdov, Mays Landing, N.J., 2 brothers, Kerry (Beth) Davenport, Kennett Square, PA, Barrie Davenport, Grasonville, MD Roy is preceded in death by his parents and 1 brother, Kevin Davenport. Roy graduated with a bachelor's degree from Stockton University, Galloway Twp., New Jersey. He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bloomington, IL. He had worked at State Farm Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL retiring in 2004. He served in the US Air Force where he obtained the rank of Staff Sargent. He was a member of the Illinois State Pistol Team competing at Camp Perry, Ohio. Roy enjoyed instructing people in gun safety. He had a passion for his corvettes. Roy and Doris enjoyed vacationing in Hawaii. He was a loving husband father, grandfather and brother. He will be missed by all who knew him. Please view the obituary and share your condolences and memories online at www.calvertmemorial.com