Eula Davenport Hatten

Eula Davenport Hatten of Monroe, Louisiana died Saturday, November 5, 2005 in Monroe. Mrs. Hatten was born on August 4, 1915 in Alpine, Texas. Mrs. Hatten graduated from the University of Texas, Summa Cum Laude and taught school for a year in Van Horn, Texas. She was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority at the University. In 1936 she married Thomas Williams Davenport of Mer Rouge, Louisiana and moved to Monroe. She was an active member of Grace Episcopal Church and served on the Alter Guild for many years. She later joined First Presbyterian Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years. She was a member of P.E.O. and a past president of the Monroe Junior League. She and her husband enjoyed being involved in the Monroe Little Theater when it was first organized at Selman Field. She was a Girl Scout leader of Troop # 28 for several years. Thomas W. Davenport died in 1962 and in 1968 she married Norman H. (Jack) Hatten of Gulfport, MS. She moved to Gulfport where she lived a very active life and traveled around the world several times with Mr. Hatten. Mr. Hatten died in 1998 and she moved back to Monroe where she lived until her death. Mrs. Hatten was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chrles A. Brown; and a brother, A. N. Brown. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Jo Lusk and husband, John of Lone Tree, CO; her son, Tom Davenport and wife, Kathy of Calhoun, LA; five grandchildren, Robert Lusk and wife, Heather of Castle Rock, CO, Eula Margaret Marquis and husband, Jeffrey of Anthem, AZ, Meredith Davenport of New York City, NY, Molly Davenport of Lafayette, LA and Kim Stone of Shreveport, LA; and three great-grandchildren, Jonathon and Nathaniel Lusk of Castlerock, CO and McKenna Marquis of Anthem, AZ. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.