Samuel Bernard Davis

Samuel Bernard Davis, 64, of Austin, died Thursday, August 24, 2023, in a Austin Hospital. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Keenan Debose will officiate. Burial will follow in Bluebonnet Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mr. Davis was born December 15, 1958 in Rosebud to Samuel Bailey and Fern Davis. He graduated from the Texas School for the Deaf in Austin where he played football. He attended Texas State Technical Institute in Waco where he earned a degree in Auto body and Paint. He worked for over 8 years at Walmart in Austin.

He is survived by his lifelong girlfriend, Shirley Lane of Austin, sisters, Regina Campbell (Greg) and Vera Hodges (Colonel) both of Killeen, Renee Whitfield (Curtis) of rosebud, Elaine Wheeler (Billy) of Cameron, brothers, Dana A. Bradford (Toy) of San Antonio, Fredrick Bailey (Margie) of Rosebud, James Brown Jr. (Diane) of  Stockton, California, Dr Mark Brown (Carla) of Nashville,  Tennessee, numerous nieces and nephews and a life long community of deaf friends.

Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.  Friday at the funeral home.