Hugh Boyd Davenport

Hugh Boyd Davenport, 74, of Newberry, widower of Sylvia Bedenbaugh Davenport, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, at J.F. Hawkins Health Care.

Born on July 30, 1938, in Newberry, he was a son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Annie Elizabeth Pitts Davenport. He retired from Marion E. Pitts Logging and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Hugh loved fishing.

He is survived by his son, Hugh Boyd Davenport, Jr. of Columbia. He was predeceased by his wife, Sylvia; and daughter, Kathy D. Wicker. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, April 8, 2013, at Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery by the Rev. Hugh Bickley. Visitation will be Sunday from 7:00 - 8:30 pm at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 1167 Trinity Church Road, Newberry, SC 29108.

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