Carl Randall Davenport, formerly of Eldorado

Carl Randall Davenport, 82, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Boston. He was born May 18, 1935 in Eldorado to Carl R Davenport Sr. and Virginia Watson Davenport. They both preceded him in death.

He graduated from Eldorado Township High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Army before going to work for IBM, where he was a systems engineer for 35 years.

Carl was an avid sportsman, loving to hunt with his bird dogs and trap shoot with his many friends. He was a gear-head who loved to race his Mustang back in the day, and tinker on cars later in life. He enjoyed projects around the house, building decks and staining furniture. He could usually be found walking his dog, Lilly, or relaxing in his chair.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Sue Davenport of Wilbraham, Massachusetts; three daughters, Dixie (Jerry) Gottstein of Springfield, Illinois, Jennifer (Danny) Harpole of Evansville, Indiana, and Debbie (Ken) Davis of Columbus, Ohio; his son, Michael Davenport of Springfield, Massachusetts; five grandchildren, Amber (Scott) Sabin, Daniel (Amy) Davis, Jaime (Craig) Emig, Kevin (Carrie) Hatfield and Jessica Gottstein.

He has five great grandchildren: Ava Sabin; Jack Sabin; Calvin Davis; Theo Emig and Isabelle Emig.

Carl is also survived by his brother, Brian (Mary Ann) Davenport of Gold Canyon, Arizona; Danny (Lori) Dempsey of St. Stephen, Nebraska, who he thought of as his first son; and countless nieces, nephews, friends and loved ones.

A celebration of life will take place from 1-2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Watson's Funeral Home in Eldorado.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated.