William Frederick "Fred" Davidson, Jr.^[1]

1931 - 2005  (73 years)

• Name	William Frederick "Fred" Davidson
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	5 Nov 1931	Wilmeth, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jun 2005	Spearman, Texas   [2]
  Buried	Gruver Cemetery, Hansford County, Texas   [3]
  Person ID	I406073	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	William Frederick Davidson,   b. 14 Dec 1905,   d. 12 Jun 1940  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Ellie Pearl Williams,   b. 12 Jul 1906,   d. 2 Jun 1994  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F161260	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Georgia Johnson,   b. 1 Dec 1937  (Age 86 years)
  Married	12 Jul 1958	Texhoma, Texas
  Children	+ 1. Misha A. Davidson,   b. Abt 1961, Plainview  (Age ~ 63 years) + 2. Melinda J Davidson,   b. Abt 1962, Plainview  (Age ~ 62 years)   3. Jolene Davidson
  Family ID	F161256	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, Amarillo Golbe News (TX), 14 Apr 2012. Dorothy Roots Johnson obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, Amarillo Golbe News (TX), 20 Jun 2005. William Frederick Davidson Jr., 73, died Saturday, June 18, 2005, in Spearman. Celebration of Mr. Davidson's going to be with the Lord will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church of Gruver with the Rev. Scott Curry, pastor, and the Rev. Clinton Watson, Fred's college roommate of Mineral Wells, officiating. Arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon, Okla. Mr. Davidson was born Nov. 5, 1931, in Wilmeth to William Frederick Davidson Sr. and Ellie Pearl Williams Davidson. He graduated from Post High School and Hardin-Simmons University. Fred served our great country in the Army while being stationed in Germany from 1953 to 1955. Fred and Georgia Johnson were married July 12, 1958, in Texhoma, Okla. Their first years of marriage were spent in Plainview, where two daughters were born. After residing in Childress and Amarillo, they made their home in the Gruver area since 1970. Fred worked as an accountant for many years before retiring in 1996 from JMJ Land Company in Gruver. Fred enjoyed many things - following the activities of his grandchildren, working in his garden and meeting for afternoon "conferences" at the Dairy Queen. Of major importance for Fred was service to the Lord through his church. He served in many capacities at First Baptist Church in Gruver as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, church treasurer and member of the building and grounds committee. The last seven years found Fred and Georgia actively serving the Top of Texas Area as Mission Service Corps Consultants, the volunteer arm of Southern Baptists. Family, friends and employers will always remember Fred as a man of great character - loyal, honest and just. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his father-in-law, Lowell " Squidge " Johnson . Survivors include his wife; three daughters Misha Moore and husband, Gordon, of Goodwell, Okla., Melinda Cline and husband, Mike, of Liberal, Kan., and Jolene Ortega and husband, Junior, of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Adam Cline of Leola, S.D., David Moore of Goodwell, Courtney Moore of Stephenville, Caleb Cline and fiance, Mariah Catlett, of Liberal and Aleksa Solis of Amarillo; a sister, Ann Davidson of Canyon; a brother, Mason Davidson and wife, Madge, of Abilene; and his mother-in-law, Dorothy Johnson of Texhoma. He also leaves behind a host of cousins and friends. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 608, Gruver, TX 79040. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the church. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 11491956).