Wilma Davenport closeup

Davenport, Wilma Louise

Birth Name Davenport, Wilma Louise
Call Name Pixie
Also Known As Davis, Pixie
Gender female
Age at Death 74 years, 4 months, 11 days

Narrative

death date from here: http://extras.denverpost.com/scene/kreck0131.htm

"...Pixie Davis, who warbled at the Top of the Park, the Brown Palace and other dance venues in the 1940s and '50s, died last week..." Article dated Jan 31, 2001. " She sang with the Rocky Starr Band and also performed at Elitch's and in clubs..." article dated Feb. 1, 2001

(Pixie Davis was her stage name before she married Douglas Kliewer.)

Also see obit in TheKansan and Rocky Mountain News: "...She was a professional vocalist on a musical television show and with the Queen City Jazz Band..."

Vinyl Recording -
"Johnny Neill's Orchestra" Walco 62 45 "The Men Of The West" Pixie Davis

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1926-09-05 Newton, Harvey, KS   1
Death 2001-01-16 Denver, CO Englewood in Denver  
Event Note

funeral notice published Jan 21, 2001 in Rocky Mountain News
http://www.denverlibrary.org/research/genealogy/obituary/2001.txt

Burial 2001-01-22 Denver, CO Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery 2a
Cause Of Death     complications due to stroke and depression  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Davenport, Fred Moody1902-11-021961-07-23
Mother Hall, Mary Jane1902-06-261987-05-31
         Davenport, Wilma Louise 1926-09-05 2001-01-16
    Brother     Davenport, Lawrence Milton 1933-04-25 2007-08-03

Families

Family of Kliewer, Douglas Blaine and Davenport, Wilma Louise
Married Husband Kliewer, Douglas Blaine ( * 1931-01-15 + 2005-08-24 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1952-07-00      
  Narrative

They built a nice A-frame house in Bailey, CO (382 Kudu Trail) in 1974

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Kliewer, [Living]
Kliewer, [Living]
Kliewer, [Living]

Source References

  1. obit of Wilma Kliewer
  2. various: Find A Grave
      • Source Reference Note:

        http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21257283