William Davidson

William Turnbull Davidson of Sanilac County Michigan died on October 21, 2009 in Deckerville. ?Bill? was born in the family home on August 31, 1918 and remained there as a farmer until his death. He was married to Edna Jean Wilson on September 18, 1943. He is survived by his children; Roger (Dixie) Davidson of Jackson Michigan, Rebecca (Ed) Hurtik of Granger, Indiana , Brenda Davidson of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and his sister Rosamond Buhl of Deckerville. He will be missed by five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren who live across the country from Alaska to Georgia. He was predeceased by his wife Edna Jean (Wilson) his brother Clifford (Alice) Davidson and his sisters Mildred Davidson, Edna (Cecil) O?Connell, Ethel (Manville) Pettengill, Janet (Clarence) Allen, Mary (Walter) Hendry, Bessie (Merle) Fritch, Joy (James) Bryce, and his twin, Wilma (Llywellyn) Hoxsie. Bill was a sportsman who was a proud ?honorary? member of the Oakland Beagle Club, the Deckerville Sports Boosters Club, a die-hard Detroit Tigers fan and unofficial euchre champ of the Deckerville Community Center. Bill spent many hours following his beagles through the brush, chasing a golf ball down the fairway and pacing the sidelines during Deckerville High School football games. He was a natural engineer who could fix anything with a piece of wire or baling twine, and he loved to reminisce about working the farm with a team of horses. In recent years he was dedicated to the return of bluebirds to the area by building and placing nesting boxes. The family would like to thank his great-nephew Randy Davidson and his caregiver Connie Barr for their care and support of Bill as his health declined. In memoriam donations for Bill can be made to the Deckerville Community Hospital , 3559 Pine St., Deckerville, MI, 48427, or the Deckerville Public Library, 3542 N. Main St, Deckerville, MI, 48427. Visitation for William will be, Friday, October 23 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 24 from 10 to 11 a.m. Services will be on Saturday, October 24 at 11:00 a.m. at Apsey Funeral Home, 3467 South Main, Deckerville. Rev. Robert A. Srock will officiate. Interment will follow at Downing Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to apseyfuneralhome.com