GREAT BEND — Howard Nathan “Nate” Davis, 78, died Nov. 30, 2016, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. Born Oct. 15, 1938 at Lawton, Okla., he was the son of Howard W. and Mary Doris (Ketchum) Davis. He married Natalyn C. Gould Dec. 25, 1959 at Duncan, Okla. A long time Great Bend resident, coming from Gunnison, Colo., Mr. Davis worked in maintenance and security for Central Kansas Medical Center and Turner Farms for many years.
He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Great Bend. He was a farmer and full-time jokester. He enjoyed reading westerns, collecting pocket knives and trains, as well as enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his wife Natalyn Davis, of the home; three sons, Michael G. Davis and his wife Suzette of Dodge City, Aaron N. Davis and his wife Elizabeth of Wetmore, Colo., and Heath A. Davis and his wife Terra of LaCrosse; one daughter, Patricia C. Stone and her husband Desmond of Jacksonville, Fla.; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Rachelle K. Warren and Muriel Minette Davis; one brother, Freddy Ray Davis; and one sister, Jane Slaughter.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at Bryant Funeral Home, with the Reverend Rueben Lang’at officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials have been established with the American Cancer Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home
1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530
