Magdalene B. Davenport


September 18, 1925 - January 13, 2016



Visitation:

Visitation Friday, January 15, 2016 from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM at Hinton-Turner Funeral Home





Service:

Friday, January 15, 2016 7:00 PM Hinton-Turner Funeral Home





Interment:


St. Mary Cemetery

Magdalene Davenport, 90, a retired Bourbon County High School teacher, widow of Carlton Prince Davenport, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was born September 18, 1925 in Marblehead, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Anna Groholy Batcha. Magdalene attended Danbury-Lakeside High School and receiver her Bachelor's Degree in Spanish, English, and Physical Education from Bowling Green (OH) State University. At Bowling Green, she was inducted into National Mortar Board Society, named Outstanding Senior Woman, and was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. A fine natural musician, she also played in the University Orchestra. Magdalene met her husband for life, Carlton, while they were both students at Bowling Green. They were married in 1947 at St. Mary Byzantine Rite Church in Marblehead.
Magdalene and Carlton then settled in Marblehead in 1950, and started their family there. In the early 1960's, Magdalene became the first full time Women's Physical Education Teacher at Danbury-Lakeside High School and founded several student PE clubs.
In 1965, Magdalene and Carlton and their boys (David, Robert, John, and Thomas) relocated to Paris, Kentucky where all four boys matriculated from Bourbon County High School. Carlton worked for the Army centered at Lexington Bluegrass Army Depot and Magdalene taught Spanish, English, and PE in the Bourbon County School system until her retirement in 1986. While at Bourbon County, she developed a very large Spanish program and was instrumental in in forming the Spanish Club. She had several students place highly in both State and National Spanish Competitions. Over the years, she and her students made several educational trips to Spain and Mexico.
Other organizations in which Magdalene was a member include Bourbon County Homemakers, Alpha Delta Kappa retired teacher's sorority, and a Docent for the Historic Paris-Bourbon County Museum. She was also named an Honorary Kentucky Colonel. She was a member of the Church of the Annunciation in Paris. An avid bridge player, Magdalene was a regular member of her card club throughout all her years in Paris and counted her fellow bridge club members as some of her dearest friends.
Magdalene always considered her numerous friends, dear teaching colleagues, and caring former students in Central Kentucky a special blessing and cherished both their company and their kindness.
Magdalene is survived by her four sons, David Davenport, Paris, Kentucky, Robert (Roberta) Davenport, Lenox Dale, Massachusetts, John Michael (Connie) Davenport, Miamisburg, Ohio, Thomas Davenport, Mukwonago, Wisconsin; five grandchildren, Jennifer, Kirsten, Gregory, Emily, and Andrew Davenport; and a sister-in-law, Eleanor Batcha, Marblehead, Ohio.
Visitation will be Friday, January 15, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Hinton-Turner Funeral with Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. There will be a visitation in Marblehead on Sunday, January 17, at Niedecker, LeVeck, and Crosser Funeral Home from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. with Prayer Service at 4:30 p.m. At 9:00 a.m. Monday, January 18, there will be Prayer Service in the vestibule of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church with Office of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Catholic Church of the Annunciation, St, Mary Byzantine Church, one's favorite charity.

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