Wilma Pauline Davenport

     Wilma Pauline Davenport was born on 25 June 1919 at Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. She was the daughter of Milton Davenport and Florence Smithson. Wilma Pauline Davenport married [—?—] Yaeck circa 1941. Wilma Pauline Davenport married Gilbert Wendell VanBebber, son of Clifford Millo VanBebber and Lena Mae Ingram, in 1947. Wilma Pauline Davenport died on 28 June 1995 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, at age 76 years and 3 days. She was buried in the Camp Butler National Cemetery, located in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.
     Headline: OBITUARIES
Publication Date: June 30, 1995
Source: The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL
Page: 35
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Region: Illinois

Obituary: Wilma Pauline Van Bebber, 76, of Springfield died Wednesday at Memorial Medical Center. She was born June 25, 1919, in Modesto, the daughter of Milton and Florence Smithson Davenport. She married Gilbert Van Bebber in 1947. Mrs. Van Bebber was formerly employed by Springfield Public Schools and retired from the Springfield Police Department. She was a member of Elliot Avenue Baptist Church.

Survivors: husband, Gilbert 'Dutch' Van Bebber; five daughters, Mrs. John (Sharon) Adams, Mrs. Marshall (Peggy) Pressler and Mrs. Virgil (Sally) Smith, all of Springfield, Bonnie Horn of Riverton and Mrs. Larry (Susan) Pitts of El Dorado Springs, Mo; a son, Ronald Yaeck of El Dorado, Mo; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; six step grandchildren; three step great-grandchildren; a sister, Velma Reid of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.

Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Bisch and Son Funeral Home, Rev. Gary Rhodes officiating.

Burial: Camp Butler National Cemetery.