Ross Olen Davisson Sr. (1940 - 2012) was born March 4, 1940 in Colorado Springs, CO to Bernard LeRoy Davisson and Eva Cretus (Greer) Davisson. He was the third of four Children (Gwen, Harold, Ross, Shirley).
He graduated from Akron High School in 1958. He married Roberta Rae Carroll on July 17, 1960 in Kremmling, CO. They were married 39 years until Roberta's death in 1999. They had three children: Carri, Ross Jr, and David.
Ross owned two different restaurants (The Drive-In & The Homestead). He drove a school bus and was a maintenance man for the Akron School District. Ross was a custom harvester and also farmed his own land for many years. He moved to town and went to work for Washington County as a road grader operator, from which he retired from in 2010. Throughout much of this time, he also worked for Brenner Funeral Home. He was a proud member of the U.S. Army National Guard.
Ross was preceded in death by his parents Bernard & Eva Davisson, sister, Shirley Bruhns, brother-in-law Joseph Carroll, sister-in-law, Joann Davisson, brother-in-law Keith Rogers, and wife Roberta Rae Davisson.
Ross will be missed greatly by wife Patsy, dog Princess, daughter Carri with husband Richard McCasland and grandsons Trent and Joe, son Ross and grandsons Dillon and Logan, son David and fiancé Stacey and grandson Austin, sister Gwen Rogers and Brother Harold. He also leaves four nieces and three nephews.
A funeral service was held Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the United Methodist Church of Akron. His final resting place will be at the Akron Cemetery with his first wife Roberta. Memorial donations may be made to the family of Ross Davisson Sr.