Anthony Davis' Obituary
Service for Anthony Earl Davis,68, formally of Lufkin will be held at 4 p.m., on Saturday June 18,2022, in the Colonial Mortuary Chapel. Burial will follow in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches. Anthony was born on September 29, 1953, in Lufkin, Texas. When the family moved to Houston, Texas in the 1950s, Anthony was born a few years later. He was the 3rd of 4 children to the late Alvin T. Davis and Clara Johnson Davis and brother to Larry Davis who later joined the family in 1977. He enjoyed baseball as a child, loved his Marvel movies throughout his life, and loved taking pictures to capture his favorite moments.
Affectionately called Uncle Dirt by his nephews and nieces because he was always working on something or trying to fix something and always seems to get dirty while doing so, he was always a straightforward person.
Then in 1992, he met the love of his life Alisa Morrow and her daughter Ashley Taylor. He and Alisa became the best of friends instantly meanwhile Anthony knew she was the one for him, as he would call her, his “ole buddy”. After courting for a few years, he and Alisa were married on December 5, 1995, they lived in Houston together for 10 years then decided to move to Lawrenceville, Georgia to start a new life in the Spring of 2005. Anthony followed sister Patricia to GA, and later, older brother Michael (deceased) moved to GA to be with his siblings.
In Lawrenceville, GA, Anthony worked at Snider Fleet Solutions for 15 years as a Certified Tire Technician. He loved his job and knew everything there is to know about a tire. While loving his job he met as he would say “his only friend in GA”, Victor Watkins. They enjoyed fishing, BBQ, and good times with their families.
On Sunday, June 12th, 2022, he succumbed to his illness. Anthony fought long and hard to be strong for his family. He did not let his illness slow him down. He provided for his family by always making sure his wife Alisa was provided for and also looking out for his sister Patricia whom he was very close to. Anthony was loved very much by his family and will truly be missed. No one can fill the void we all will have in our hearts.
He leaves to mourn: his wife Alisa Davis, his stepdaughter Ashley Taylor, his siblings: Patricia Davis, Wayne Davis, and Larry Davis (Ruth Leza); his nieces and nephews: Cheryl Bernard (James E. Lamb III), Darryl Davison, Patrick Hall, Nico Pickney, Jacob Jennings, Michael Andre Davis, Trina Davis, Desmond (Todd) Willis (Chandra Willis), Jessica and Devai Ener' Brown, Heaven, and Angelica Davis, and a host of grand nieces and nephews. Anthony was preceded in death by his parents: Alvin & Clara Davis, and his brother Michael Odell Davis.
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