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Marion "King" Davenport 1929 - 2007 King was born in Kansas and raised in Kansas and Iowa. He met Gretchen in 1953 on return from the Korean War. They married 6 months later and started their family of 3 girls. King served his country proudly in the Korean War. In 1985 he renewed many of those military connections and started the 765th army reunion that has continued to meet annually since. Those friendships meant so much to him and Gretchen over the last 22 years. King worked as a machinist for General Electric until his retirement in 1989. King and his wife, Gretchen, had an ongoing "Taco Tuesday" lunch date with good friend, Rosie Cox, that continued after Gretchen's death. Rosie's faithful friendship was appreciated by both King and his family. King was preceded in death by the love of his life, Gretchen, just 4 short months ago. As King said many times, "Her death left a hole in my heart," that he never recovered from. King was also preceded in death by his mother, Myrta Eklund. Surviving him are his daughters, Valerie Smith and husband, Jerry of Los Lunas, Victoria Farris and husband, Neil of Idaho, and Judy Brooks and husband, Mark of Los Lunas; sister, Myrna Davidson of Washington; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. King will be buried in Oklahoma at a future date with his wife, Gretchen at the same time. King was a man of integrity. He would often say, "A man's word was as good as his handshake." If you were fortunate to have been on the other end of that handshake, you could be guaranteed he would follow through to his word. In the quiet of one morning at the hospital at 3 a.m., to his daughter King said, "I gave her (the world) hell as long as I could." We were so glad you did and will be greatly missed. King's family will receive friends for light refreshments at Grace Fellowship, 3384 Hwy 47 in Los Lunas, from 1-2 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2007 (King's birthday). In lieu of flowers, King's request was that you send flowers to a significant person in your life, to let them know they are loved and appreciated. You don't want to miss that opportunity that may never come again.
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