Elmaire Davenport Holt, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 24, 2018, in Houston.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 27, 2018 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tommy Anthony of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange.

Visitation will be from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Joaquin, Texas, on December 13, 1937, she was the daughter of Elmo Davenport and Annie Maurice (Bates) Davenport. Elmarie was a loving mother who worshipped her children and grandchildren. She loved taking care of her yard and even won yard of the month one year. Elmarie was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be deeply missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmo and Maurice Davenport.

She is survived by her children, Donna King and wife Lina Ihle, of Lumberton and Russell Holt, of Orange; granddaughter, Anná Lecia Maria Holt; and her siblings, Shirley Wright and husband Alvin, of West Orange and Spencer Davenport and wife Faye, of Mauriceville.

Serving as pallbearers will be Russell Holt, Donna King, Howard Davis, Kevin Davenport, Marti Wright, and Randall Wright.