Davenport, Derrick Damon

Attended Bible Way Ministries And Was Graduate Of Kirkman High School

  • Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Derrick Davenport
Derrick Davenport

Derrick Damon Davenport, 51, passed away on September 22, 2021, in Chattanooga.

He was a graduate of Kirkman High School. Derrick was of the Baptist faith. He attended Bible Way Ministries of Chattanooga and Priest Lake Community Baptist Church, Nashville, Tn.

Derrick leaves to cherish his precious memories, mother, Jacquelyn Heathington, Chattanooga; sister, Erica Hawkins Bumpass, Chattanooga; nephew, Derrick Norris, Oakland, CA; maternal grandmother; Estella Johnson, Chattanooga; aunts; Henrietta Johnson and Nell Willis, both of Chattanooga; two uncles, Andra Willis, Chattanooga, and Dennis Willis, of South Carolina; brother-in-law, Thomas Bumpass; a host of loving family and friends; special friend/family, Chester Heathington.

A private service will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2.

Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995.

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