Gertrude Bowles Devenport

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Tuesday, October 24, 2006, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel, with Rev. Fred Palmer, pastor of the Carpenter's Church, officiating.BURIAL: Memory Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Devenport was born on May 28, 1924 in Alanreed and was a lifelong resident of Donley and Gray Counties. She married Ralph Devenport in 1946 in Clarendon. He preceded her in death in 1979. She worked at Pampa Nursing Center and Coronado Healthcare Center as a certified nurse's aide, retiring in 2002. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle in Pampa. She formerly worked as an elementary school teacher in South Dakota. She loved to garden, read, and enjoyed watching the cooking channel.SURVIVORS: Daughter: Winnie Jeter of Pampa; 1 sister: Kay Bowles of Dallas; 1 grandson: James Jeter and wife Alicia of Pampa; 1 granddaughter: Carla Jeter-Smith of Pampa; 7 great grandchildren: Heather Balay, Brittany Balay, Daniel Smith, Layce Smith, Julie Alonzo and husband Jimmy, Kayla Jeter and Allyson Jeter, all of Pampa; 1 great great grandchild: Madison Alonzo of Pampa; and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jay and Winnie Bowles, a daughter, Mona Devenport, and a brother, W. C. Bowles.MEMORIALS: to a favorite charity.