Jerry L. Davenport passed away on December 2, 2020 at Cumberland House in Crossville. He was born in Murfreesboro on May 1, 1940. He graduated from Central High School. At a young age he persued his interest in forming and stamping dies by starting his own business called Rutherford Tool And Die. At that time many large companies were moving into the growing community of Murfreesboro. Companies such as Chromolox, Paramount Packaging,Samsonite and Hunter Douglas. They quickly gave him their business. After several years of success he had an "offer he could not refuse". Since he loved his work he opened his second business Murfreesboro Tool and Engineering on Rutledge Street and retained many of his old customers. So years later he began his 3rd business Progressive Industries on Vine Street, when he had another offer he could not refuse to work for Nissan in Smyrna. So his son stepped in to help with management of Progressive. So Jerry retired in 2004 as Manager of Tool Engineering in Purchasing Dept.