Wayne Allen Davis

Wayne Allen Davis, a life-long Menard county rancher left us to be with God on Friday, July 25th, 2014. Born Wayne Allen Walker to Ila Mae Bradford and Elbert "Snooks" Walker on September 22, 1944, in San Angelo, Texas. He was later adopted by his step-father and changed his last name to Davis. Except for a few years spent in Junction elementary, he attended school in Menard. He graduated in 1963 with a class that remains friends to this day. Starting at a young age, he ranched with his granddad James M. Bradford and his mother on the land originally settled by Adam Bradford in 1833. Mary Darlene Sides and Wayne were married on May 2, 1966, in the Menard Courthouse by Judge John Winslow. They loved to dance and could be found on a dance floor as often as possible. They could polka like no other couple! Two daughters joined the family and were both Daddies' girls. Wayne served on many committees and organizations through the years. Some of these include Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, ASCS County Committee, Menard Country Club, Jim Bowie Trailride, and Ridge Runners Gunfighters. He was a member of the Menard Jaycees and helped build the City Pool, which he then ran for the first several years, teaching many kids to swim. Wayne became a Menard County Reserve Deputy in 1994. He loved to hunt, making annual hunting trips to either Northern New Mexico or Colorado for over 30 years. He also guided other hunters in south and west Texas as well as western New Mexico. Fishing was always on his mind too. Wayne fished from Key West, Florida to Seward, Alaska and from Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada to Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and many lakes and rivers in between. Surviving Wayne is his wife of 48 years, Mary Darlene, daughter Cindy Darlene and Lee W. Thornhill III of Asheville, North Carolina, and daughter Mary Louise and Robert J. Ormsby II of Irmo, South Carolina. Four grandchildren that will miss their Granddad, but will always know how proud he was and how much he loved them are: Kallie Darlene Thornhill of College Station, Cody Allen Thornhill of Asheville, North Carolina, Haleigh Mabry Ormsby, and Lainey Maree Ormsby both of Irmo, South Carolina. Wayne is also survived by his sister Donna Jo (Jody) Davis, brother Garry and Carla Davis, and their families. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, August 10, 2014, at 3:00 pm in Menard at Stockpen Crossing Pavilion. The family requests memorials be made to Menard American Legion or Menard Volunteer Fire Department.

Wayne Allen Davis

September 22, 1944 - July 25, 2014