Lorraine Davenport

Lorraine Marie Davenport, one of two children of Earl Cecil and Verna Orpha (McClain) Timberman, was born on December 7, 1919 at her parent's home in Oakland, Iowa. Lorraine grew up in the area and attended Grove Township Country School and Wales Lincoln School where she graduated in 1937. Following high school, Lorraine attended Boyles Business College in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Lorraine and Ivan Lloyd Ridgeley were married in Rock Port, Missouri on January 26, 1939. They made their home east of Macedonia, Iowa and the marriage was blessed with their three children, Carolyn, Gary, and Vicky. Lorraine loved being a mother and taking care of her family. In 1948, Ivan and eight year old Carolyn were tragically killed in an auto accident on Hwy 6 west of Oakland. During the years that followed, Lorraine worked for eight years in the Pottawattamie County Treasurer's Office in Council Bluffs and later for four years at the Oakland Feeding Corporation north of Oakland.
On January 31, 1951, Lorraine and Walter "Buzz" Mark Davenport of Oakland were united in marriage in Austin, Texas where Buz was stationed in the U.S. Air Force. They continued to live in Austin, and were blessed with daughter Kathy. Following the service the family moved to Carson, Iowa, and Buz worked with his brother Lewis at Davenport Chevrolet in Oakland. Lorraine worked at the Oakland Feeding Corportation, Sidles Auto Parts, and in the Office of the Treasurer for Pottawattamie County. Lorraine and Buz had been married 34 years at the time of his death in February of 1985. Lorraine continued to live at her home in Carson, and remained very active in the community. She was a member of the Wheeler Grove Church and Women's Fellowship Group, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Tangier Shrine Auxiliary, the M&M Club, and the Widow's Club. Lorraine loved embroidering, gardening, and being with her family. In July of 2004, Lorraine suffered a broken arm as a result of a fall at her home and moved to the Oakland Heights Assisted Living Center in Oakland, IA.
Lorraine died at the Alengent Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa on August 23, 2004 having attained the age of 84 years, 8 months, and 16 days. She is preceded in death by her infant son Richard Ridgeley and daughter Carolyn Ridgeley, her parents, husbands Ivan and Buz, and brother Carl Timberman.
Lorraine's is survived by her daughters Vicky Henderson and her husband Tom and Kathy Damgaard and her husband Vern all of Carson; her son Gary Ridgeley and his wife Judie of Thornton, Colorado; step-daughter Mary Ellen Morse and her husband Bryon of Lincoln, Nebraska; eight grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.