Mr. David Weldon Davis

January 28, 1955 - February 28, 2019

Funeral services for Mr. David Weldon Davis, 63, of Carthage, Texas will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Allen Tilley officiating. Burial will follow in the Corinth Cemetery under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be 6-8:00 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home. Mr. David Weldon Davis was born in Longview, Texas January 28, 1955 to the marriage of Gus Weldon and Jewel Battles Davis. He passed away February 28, 2019 in Carthage, Texas. David was raised in Longview and graduated from Longview High School. He completed his education with S.F.A obtaining a degree in Criminal Justice. His first job was with the Carthage Police Department; being underage, Chief Parks had to issue his gun personally. He worked for the Panola County Sheriff’s Department, later Lowe’s Tractor, as a guard for Strough Brewery in Longview, and for Trendsetter Construction. He was an avid outdoorsman, who loved hunting; fishing and being in the river bottom every chance he got. Mr. Davis is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include by his loving wife, Patrice Davis; sons, Colby W. Davis and Matthew K. Davis; adopted daughter, Heidi Davis; nephew, Bill Willett, of Colorado; sisters Dana Willett of Longview, and Dorrie Davis of Longview.