Alonzo Edward ‘Lonnie’ Davis
December 27, 1953-December 3, 2022
Alonzo Edward ‘Lonnie’ Davis, age 68, of Sheridan, Indiana, passed away on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3, 2022, at Riverview Health in Noblesville, Indiana.
He was born Dec. 27, 1953, in Frankenmuth, Michigan, son of the late Boyden and Cleo (Gregoreoff) Davis.
Mr. Davis made the decision to serve his country in the United States Marine Corps. In addition to being stationed at Camp Lejeune, he spent time in the Philippines and Japan, allowing him the opportunity to see some beautiful parts of the world. During his 15 years in the corps, he served as both a mechanics instructor and a Staff Sergeant. It was a true honor for him to earn the title of United States Marine.
Over the years, Mr. Davis worked for many different companies, including Boss Hoss Motorcycles, and most recently, Fabcon of Westfield, where he worked in both welding and maintenance. He and his wife Jackie were married on June 4, 1993.
He attended the Sheridan Church of God. Becoming part of such a loving church family was both a blessing and a comfort in his life.
Family always came first for Mr. Davis. Everything that he did was done with his family in mind. Life was never about possessions and accolades, it was about seeing the smile on his kids’ faces, and the eyes of his grandchildren light up whenever they saw him.
Survivors include the love of his life, his wife of 29 years Jackie (Smith) Davis; son Alonzo (Sharon) Davis, Jr. of South Carolina; 4 daughters Krysta (John) Davis of Sheridan, Janah (Tyler) Chassereau of Sheridan, Nicole (Chris) Chassereau of S.C. and Marianne Crapse of S.C.; 11 grandchildren Ava Garrett, Avery Garrett, Baylor Davis, Stevie Grimes, Maddie Grimes, Passion Causey, Tiffany Mosley, Rebekah Mixon, Alyssa Crapse, Zachary McPeak and Rae Davis; brother Boyden (Susan) Davis of Michigan; sister Kathy Davis of MicH.; 4 brothers- and sisters-in-law, Janice York, Henry (Dohna) Smith, Bill (Rachel) Smith, Brenda Morrison and Gale Smith; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Boyden and Cleo (Gregoreoff) Davis; mother- and father-in-law June and Baylor Smith; 3 brothers-in-law Edward York, Howard Smith and John Smith; grandmother Lillian; and his uncle Joe.
A celebration of life for Mr. Davis is scheduled to be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, at Kercheval Funeral Home, 306 E. 10th St., Sheridan, with visitation scheduled to run from 2 p.m. until the time of service. Pastor George Cooper will be officiating.
Memorial contributions may be presented to the Wounded Warrior Project.