Darrell C Davenport
February 27, 1935 ~ October 20, 2021
Darell C. Davenport, 86 years old, of Salt Lake City, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2021 at his residence in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Darell was born on February 27, 1935 in Cedar City, Utah to James Harvey and Florence Campbell Davenport. He grew up in Santa Monica, California and graduated from Santa Monica High School. He was a veteran of the Korean War and served many years in the Navy, Marine Reserve, and National Guard. He has been awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the United Nations Service Medal, and the Korean Service Medal. He attended BYU in Provo for three years. He has worked as a computer programmer throughout his career, which has resulted in exciting opportunities to work for Universal Studios, many large corporations, and as an independent contractor overseas in Saudi Arabia. He was a world traveler.
He was also a dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and lived his life in the service of his faith. He served two missions, his first in Austria from 1956-58 and later in life with his wife Joan on a married couple mission in Zimbabwe. He loved being outside and enjoyed all sports, camping, hunting and fishing. He liked to go to the theater to see films and especially enjoyed watching Sunday football matches on television.
Darell is preceded by his father James Harvey Davenport, his mother Florence Campbell Davenport and his younger sister Patti Monti in death. Darell leaves behind his wife, Joan Moody Davenport, the children Dawn Michele Davenport and Darell Brent Davenport (Melanie), the sisters Florene Mickelson and Chrisie Kump, 11 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
A viewing will take place on Friday, October 29, 2021, from 1pm to 1.45pm in the Larkin Sunset Lawn (2350 E 1300 Sun). The funeral services follow at 2 p.m. To view the services online, please visit the Larkin Mortuary website. –
Published by Deseret News October 27-29, 2021.
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