Raymond Odell Davidson. Jr., 84, of Corsicana, passed away Friday, May 24th, 2019, at his home. Burial will be at Hamilton Beeman Cemetery.
Raymond was born on August 5, 1934, in Mount Calm, Texas, to the late Raymond Odell Davidson, Sr. and Mary Grissom Davidson.
He had lived in Corsicana since December 2006 and was an active member of St. Luke Methodist Church. Before moving to Corsicana, he had lived in Ennis for 20 years.
As a young man, he attended the 11th Avenue United Methodist Church (now St. Luke United Methodist Church) with his dear grandparents, whenever he could find a ride from Dallas to Corsicana to be with them. He loved spending time with his grandparents and cousins whenever possible.
After a brief, forbidden summer romance in 1952 when Alice was just 13 and Raymond was 17, he joined the United States Coast Guard. Due to the distance, their relationship faded and life happened. They went their separate ways until they reconnected and were married on December 21, 2006.
While serving in the Coast Guard he was stationed in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Kentucky. He worked on Light House Stations and Light Ships, retiring with the rank of Chief.
After retiring from the Coast Guard, he joined the Dallas Police Department as a patrolman and also served as a member of the Mounted Horse Patrol serving as security at the parks of Dallas, especially White Rock Lake, Kiest Boulevard area and the State Fair yearly. After working for 22 years with the Dallas Police Department he retired and worked for the Waxahachie Sheriff's Department as a bailiff for six years.
Raymond was a real cowboy and he loved all things western: the clothes, guns, hats, boots, pictures, decor, guitars, other musical instruments, music, movies, magazines, books and he was even a writer of Western short stories. He was a bull rider and he owned horses and rode in rodeos.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Sharron Thompson; brother, Jackie Davidson; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davidson; and a cousin, Britt Vanderford.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Faye Hayes Davidson, of Corsicana; sons, Raymond Odell Davidson III and his wife, Kathy, of Richardson, and Robert Laurence Davidson, of Mesquite; daughter, Tamara Ann Davidson, of Dallas; step-children: Jerry Davis and his wife, Margaret, of Retreat, Sherrie and Mike Wendt, of Corsicana, and Terri Bailes, of Corsicana; grandchildren: Brian Davidson, of Dallas, Paul Davidson and his wife, Magli, of Colorado, and Taylor Davidson and his wife, Erainna, of Grapevine, and Rachel Davidson, of Garland; sister-in-law, Estelle Davidson, of South Padre Island; his cousins, Bobby D. Davidson and Margie Talkington; nephew Michael Thompson and his wife, Margaret, of Stoughton, Ma.; 45 plus step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. U5
Raymond was born on August 5, 1934, in Mount Calm, Texas, to the late Raymond Odell Davidson, Sr. and Mary Grissom Davidson.
He had lived in Corsicana since December 2006 and was an active member of St. Luke Methodist Church. Before moving to Corsicana, he had lived in Ennis for 20 years.
As a young man, he attended the 11th Avenue United Methodist Church (now St. Luke United Methodist Church) with his dear grandparents, whenever he could find a ride from Dallas to Corsicana to be with them. He loved spending time with his grandparents and cousins whenever possible.
After a brief, forbidden summer romance in 1952 when Alice was just 13 and Raymond was 17, he joined the United States Coast Guard. Due to the distance, their relationship faded and life happened. They went their separate ways until they reconnected and were married on December 21, 2006.
While serving in the Coast Guard he was stationed in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Kentucky. He worked on Light House Stations and Light Ships, retiring with the rank of Chief.
After retiring from the Coast Guard, he joined the Dallas Police Department as a patrolman and also served as a member of the Mounted Horse Patrol serving as security at the parks of Dallas, especially White Rock Lake, Kiest Boulevard area and the State Fair yearly. After working for 22 years with the Dallas Police Department he retired and worked for the Waxahachie Sheriff's Department as a bailiff for six years.
Raymond was a real cowboy and he loved all things western: the clothes, guns, hats, boots, pictures, decor, guitars, other musical instruments, music, movies, magazines, books and he was even a writer of Western short stories. He was a bull rider and he owned horses and rode in rodeos.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Sharron Thompson; brother, Jackie Davidson; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davidson; and a cousin, Britt Vanderford.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Faye Hayes Davidson, of Corsicana; sons, Raymond Odell Davidson III and his wife, Kathy, of Richardson, and Robert Laurence Davidson, of Mesquite; daughter, Tamara Ann Davidson, of Dallas; step-children: Jerry Davis and his wife, Margaret, of Retreat, Sherrie and Mike Wendt, of Corsicana, and Terri Bailes, of Corsicana; grandchildren: Brian Davidson, of Dallas, Paul Davidson and his wife, Magli, of Colorado, and Taylor Davidson and his wife, Erainna, of Grapevine, and Rachel Davidson, of Garland; sister-in-law, Estelle Davidson, of South Padre Island; his cousins, Bobby D. Davidson and Margie Talkington; nephew Michael Thompson and his wife, Margaret, of Stoughton, Ma.; 45 plus step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. U5
Raymond Odell Davidson. Jr., 84, of Corsicana, passed away Friday, May 24th, 2019, at his home. Burial will be at Hamilton Beeman Cemetery.
Raymond was born on August 5, 1934, in Mount Calm, Texas, to the late Raymond Odell Davidson, Sr. and Mary Grissom Davidson.
He had lived in Corsicana since December 2006 and was an active member of St. Luke Methodist Church. Before moving to Corsicana, he had lived in Ennis for 20 years.
As a young man, he attended the 11th Avenue United Methodist Church (now St. Luke United Methodist Church) with his dear grandparents, whenever he could find a ride from Dallas to Corsicana to be with them. He loved spending time with his grandparents and cousins whenever possible.
After a brief, forbidden summer romance in 1952 when Alice was just 13 and Raymond was 17, he joined the United States Coast Guard. Due to the distance, their relationship faded and life happened. They went their separate ways until they reconnected and were married on December 21, 2006.
While serving in the Coast Guard he was stationed in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Kentucky. He worked on Light House Stations and Light Ships, retiring with the rank of Chief.
After retiring from the Coast Guard, he joined the Dallas Police Department as a patrolman and also served as a member of the Mounted Horse Patrol serving as security at the parks of Dallas, especially White Rock Lake, Kiest Boulevard area and the State Fair yearly. After working for 22 years with the Dallas Police Department he retired and worked for the Waxahachie Sheriff's Department as a bailiff for six years.
Raymond was a real cowboy and he loved all things western: the clothes, guns, hats, boots, pictures, decor, guitars, other musical instruments, music, movies, magazines, books and he was even a writer of Western short stories. He was a bull rider and he owned horses and rode in rodeos.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Sharron Thompson; brother, Jackie Davidson; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davidson; and a cousin, Britt Vanderford.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Faye Hayes Davidson, of Corsicana; sons, Raymond Odell Davidson III and his wife, Kathy, of Richardson, and Robert Laurence Davidson, of Mesquite; daughter, Tamara Ann Davidson, of Dallas; step-children: Jerry Davis and his wife, Margaret, of Retreat, Sherrie and Mike Wendt, of Corsicana, and Terri Bailes, of Corsicana; grandchildren: Brian Davidson, of Dallas, Paul Davidson and his wife, Magli, of Colorado, and Taylor Davidson and his wife, Erainna, of Grapevine, and Rachel Davidson, of Garland; sister-in-law, Estelle Davidson, of South Padre Island; his cousins, Bobby D. Davidson and Margie Talkington; nephew Michael Thompson and his wife, Margaret, of Stoughton, Ma.; 45 plus step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. U5
Raymond was born on August 5, 1934, in Mount Calm, Texas, to the late Raymond Odell Davidson, Sr. and Mary Grissom Davidson.
He had lived in Corsicana since December 2006 and was an active member of St. Luke Methodist Church. Before moving to Corsicana, he had lived in Ennis for 20 years.
As a young man, he attended the 11th Avenue United Methodist Church (now St. Luke United Methodist Church) with his dear grandparents, whenever he could find a ride from Dallas to Corsicana to be with them. He loved spending time with his grandparents and cousins whenever possible.
After a brief, forbidden summer romance in 1952 when Alice was just 13 and Raymond was 17, he joined the United States Coast Guard. Due to the distance, their relationship faded and life happened. They went their separate ways until they reconnected and were married on December 21, 2006.
While serving in the Coast Guard he was stationed in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Kentucky. He worked on Light House Stations and Light Ships, retiring with the rank of Chief.
After retiring from the Coast Guard, he joined the Dallas Police Department as a patrolman and also served as a member of the Mounted Horse Patrol serving as security at the parks of Dallas, especially White Rock Lake, Kiest Boulevard area and the State Fair yearly. After working for 22 years with the Dallas Police Department he retired and worked for the Waxahachie Sheriff's Department as a bailiff for six years.
Raymond was a real cowboy and he loved all things western: the clothes, guns, hats, boots, pictures, decor, guitars, other musical instruments, music, movies, magazines, books and he was even a writer of Western short stories. He was a bull rider and he owned horses and rode in rodeos.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Sharron Thompson; brother, Jackie Davidson; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davidson; and a cousin, Britt Vanderford.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Faye Hayes Davidson, of Corsicana; sons, Raymond Odell Davidson III and his wife, Kathy, of Richardson, and Robert Laurence Davidson, of Mesquite; daughter, Tamara Ann Davidson, of Dallas; step-children: Jerry Davis and his wife, Margaret, of Retreat, Sherrie and Mike Wendt, of Corsicana, and Terri Bailes, of Corsicana; grandchildren: Brian Davidson, of Dallas, Paul Davidson and his wife, Magli, of Colorado, and Taylor Davidson and his wife, Erainna, of Grapevine, and Rachel Davidson, of Garland; sister-in-law, Estelle Davidson, of South Padre Island; his cousins, Bobby D. Davidson and Margie Talkington; nephew Michael Thompson and his wife, Margaret, of Stoughton, Ma.; 45 plus step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. U5
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