(Bud) Clyde Warren Davis Jr., 80, of Burleson, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017.
Visitation was 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Graveside services are 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at DFW National Cemetery, in Grand Prairie.
In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to Pathway Church missions, in Burleson.
Bud was born Jan. 13, 1937, in Cleburne, to Clyde and Eleanor Davis. He served in the United States Air Force, where he met the love of his life, Linda McNulty, who also served in the Air Force. They married April 26, 1959, in Bono, Texas. Bud worked for Texas Steel for several years. Then he began a 43-year career as an engineer for the Santa Fe Burlington Northern Railroad. He retired in 1999 and enjoyed spending time with family, grand kids, and his dog. Bud loved serving his neighbors with meals and fresh vegetables out of his garden. He and his wife were faithful servants of the Lord and served at Pathway Church, in Burleson.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Eleanor Shelley; step-father, Edgar Shelley; father, Clyde Warren Davis Sr.; step-mother, Francis Davis; younger brother, Tommy Shelley; great-niece, Taylor Mankins; and brother-in-love, Jr. M.G. Powell.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Davis; daughters, Sherry Cate and husband, Jimmy, and Tracey Coontz and husband, David; sons, Joe Davis and wife, Alisha, and Doug Davis and wife, Laura; grandchildren, Joel Cate and wife, Amanda, Jared Cate and wife, Elizabeth, Lindey Coontz, Ashley Graves and husband, Roger, Kyle Davis, Drew Davis, Brooke Davis, Hunter Scribner, and Trapper and Bo Davis; great-grandchildren, Oliver and Reese Cate; sisters, Ada Powell, Sharron Mason and husband, Ralph, Carol Weatherford and husband, Skip; brother, Don Davis and wife, Martha; sister-in-law, Marlene Shelley; and numerous nieces and nephews
Mountain Valley Funeral Home, in Joshua, is handling the arrangements. 817-426-3200