Mrs. Betty Jo Davenport Whitehead, 88, of Bradyville, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025. She was born to the late Lawrence Elmer and Verna Lee Watson Davenport on Thursday, September 17, 1936 in Woodbury, TN. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Samuel and Ida Richards Davenport and Joseph B. and Eliza J. Stone Watson; brothers, Kenneth Watson (Myla) Davenport, Thomas Jewell Davenport, Elmer Ray Davenport, and Billie David Davenport; sister, Mary Helen (Thomas) Holden; niece, Ginger Davenport; and nephew, Gary Davenport.
She is survived by her husband, Virgil Whitehead; children, Cheryl L. Whitehead (Mark) Faiola, Kenneth Michael Watson, and Steven Ray Whitehead; uncle, Wayne (Cherie) Watson; nieces, Debbie Milligan Joseph, Peggy Davenport Messmer, Theresa Davenport Batey, Connie Davenport, and Karen Davenport; nephews, Bruce Davenport, Kenneth Davenport, and Ray Lawrence Davenport; grandchildren, Christopher E. (Michelle) Fowles, Laura N. Fowles, Michael Maxwell Watson, Westley K. Whitehead, Jessica L. Whitehead Helm, and Julia Abel; great-grandchildren, Nevaeh Fowles, Luna Bella Fowles, Adreena Fowles, Magnus Fowles, Theo Fowles, Evelyn Roberts, Raelyn Roberts, Walker Helm, Etha Abel, Jackson Abel, Izzie Abel, and Wyatt Abel; and sisters-in-law, Lois Davenport and Betty Davenport.
Visitation will be held at Gentry-Smith Funeral Home on Sunday, January 26, 2025 from 4-8 pm. Funeral services will be Monday, January 27, 2025 at 10 am in the Gentry-Smith Funeral Home chapel. Bro. Al Bugg will officiate. Interment will be in Riverside Garden. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Smith Grove Church of Christ.