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DAVIDSON -- Roy Wilson Davidson, eldest child of William Ransom and Annie Lou Wilson Davidson, was born in Love, Izard County, Arkansas, August 30, 1911 and died in Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 29, 2004. His parents and brothers, Westal Earl Davidson, William Ransom Davidson, Jr., and sister, Fannie Louise Davidson Yates, preceded him in death. Roy is survived by his wife on 67 years, Sue Catherine Williams Davidson and children: Dorothy Sue Groth of Las Cruces, NM, husband Eddie, children Patty, Valerie Pickett and husband Mark, and David and wife Lorie; Mary Louise Overpeck of Rockville, Maryland, children Charles, George, and Dorothy Sue Sirrine and husband Rob; John Philip Davidson of Raton, NM, children Josh and wife Gretchen, and Paige; and Judy Carol Jones, Tijeras, NM, and husband Larry. Roy was also the proud great-grandfather of Lauren and Connor Groth, and Wyatt Sirrine. Many loving friends, cousins, nieces and nephews also survive him. Mr. Davidson moved to New Mexico when he was 16 years old with his mother and siblings after the untimely death of his father in Arkansas. Uncles, Dr. O. E. Puckett and Fred E. Wilson and their families supported Roy and family through difficult times. During the Great Depression, he attended school in Carlsbad and Albuquerque while working to support his family. Never graduating from high school, Roy taught himself to become a bookkeeper and timekeeper for the U.S. Conservation Corporation during the construction of the El Vado Dam in Northern New Mexico. While living in Carlsbad, he married Sue Catherine Williams on February 21, 1937. Roy and Sue Catherine moved to Raton in 1945 following Roy's tenure of eight years as a Deputy Collector of the Internal Revenue Service while stationed in Albuquerque. Roy came to Colfax County to work as an accountant/auditor for the Maxwell Farms and Livestock Company where he also lobbied to obtain funds to rebuild the water systems for farms on the Maxwell tract. The work resulted in the Vermejo Conservancy District, which has now been operating successfully for over 40 years. Roy had been a Registered Public Accountant, President of Raton Finance Company, owner of Davidson Agency, Past President of Raton Kiwanis, a 32-degree Mason, and a member of the United Methodist Church. He was a long-time supporter of local community organizations such as the 4-H and Colfax County Schools. Roy continued to have a long history of service to the people of New Mexico. In 1960, Roy was elected Representative from Colfax County to the New Mexico Legislature, serving three terms, where he served on the Banking, Taxation and Corporation Committees. From 1971 to 1974, he served as New Mexico Commissioner of Banking under the tenure of Gov. Bruce King. He was Chairman of the Banks and Corporations committee and also a member of the Constitutional Revision Commission. Roy was elected to the Board of Directors of Citizen's State Bank in Springer from 1975 to 1987 and served 8 years as Chairman. The Bank eventually became Western Bank. Mr. Davidson was senior vice-president of Western Bank Group based in Albuquerque. Other bank boards he served on were in Carlsbad, Springer, Artesia, Las Cruces, Farmington and Truth or Consequences. Roy served on the New Mexico State Board of Finances, was past president of the New Mexico Consumer Finance Association and was a member of the New Mexico State University Foundation Board. He also lobbied for the New Mexico Bankers Association and was a Public Relations Officer for that organization from 1967 to 1971. In 1986, Southwest Public Service officials honored Roy for his service and contributions to that company. Visitation will be Monday, January 3, 2005 from l:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home in Raton. Funeral services will be held at French Mortuary, located at 10500 Lomas Blvd, NE in Albuquerque, NM on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 2:00 in the afternoon. Internment will follow at Fairview Memorial Park, 700 Yale, SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Donations can be made to charities or organizations of your choice in Roy Davidson's name. Arrangements for Roy Wilson Davidson are under the direction of the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton, NM.
        Published on: Tue January 04, 2005