Roscoe "Dallas" Davenport, 77, of Silvis, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at his home.   Cremation rites have been accorded.  A memorial service will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the United Presbyterian Church, Viola.  Burial will be private at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in care of the United Presbyterian Church, Viola, or to the Honor Flight of the Quad Cities.

Dallas was born in Greene Township, IL on April 17, 1939, a son of Roscoe Vance and Gladys Brown Davenport.  He married Jeanne Sanquist on December 16, 1966.

Dallas was a proud U.S. Air Force veteran who served from 1961 - 1965.  He worked as a skilled tradesman for J.I. Case in Bettendorf for 23 years.  He also worked at the Rock Island Arsenal for several years before retiring in 1995.

Dallas was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, Viola, and the Moline American Legion Post No. 246.  He was an avid Chicago Bears, Cubs and Fighting Illini fan.

Survivors include his wife Jeanne Davenport, Silvis; daughters, Denise (Greg) Hiner, Aledo and Danielle Davenport, Rock Island; 3 step-grandchildren Anthony (Norrine) Hiner, Brett Hiner, Cara (Daniel) Harksen; two sisters, Mildred Price, Moline, and Dorothy (Daryl) Lemon, Estes Park, CO ; a brother, Robert (Joanne) Davenport, Andalusia; and several nieces, nephews, and grand-animals.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Marilyn Smith and Martha Thorp and two brothers, Charles and Benjamin Davenport.