David Wayne "Tat" Davis

Obituary David Wayne "Tat" Davis,
Beloved son, grandson, nephew, father, uncle, cousin and friend, David Wayne "Tat" Davis passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family members in Salt Lake City, Utah, December 18, 2024. Tat was born on November 15, 1973 to ReNae Davis and Randy Snipe. He grew up in the Gibson area of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. He was a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribes.
Growing up, he would play and run around the family box car, endlessly chasing cousins and his little brother. He was taught to work hard at a young age. He was active in 4-H, participating in raising sheep, horses and cattle. Learning to ride his horses, he helped his grandfather with bailing hay, branding and feeding the animals, harvesting wild hay from the bottoms, yearly round ups and everything on the family farm. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America he was a Eagle Scout. He went to New York City to attend the National Scout Jamboree. You would see Tat every year at the Shoshone Bannock Festival eating Indian tacos and watching the dancers; then at the Eastern Idaho State Fair watching the Indian relays and finding the best fair food.
He attended the Blackfoot school district. He was a very unique graduate. He graduated from both Blackfoot High School and Shoshone-Bannock High School. He participated in the Blackfoot High School band playing the clarinet. He played football and basketball. He belonged to U.N.I.T.Y. (United National Indian Tribal Youth) Organization.
Tat met and married Serena Shergold and brought her to the Painted Red Ranch. He adopted her son, Johnny. To this union they had a daughter in 2006, Cedar was born. She was his everything and his world. He taught his children farming, driving trucks, riding horses and roping on his "ranch". They enjoyed going to Pow-wows and being around family. They later separated.
Tat obtained his CDL license and was a certified truck driver. He drove trucks in South Dakota, he was a school bus driver for the Shoshone-Bannock Jr/Sr High School. He also worked at the Buffalo Horn Grill as a supervisor, Shoshone Bannock Tribes Transportation department as a Transit Bus Driver but his primary life long occupation was being a farmer and rancher.
One of Tat's greatest adventures was going to England to visit his children. He was always making plans to go back over the pond. Often you would hear him telling his experiences visiting the pubs and getting lost in the subways with his aunt Pam.
He enjoyed spending time with his family and many friends. All of them can tell you funny and happy adventures they had together, some legal, some not. Tat had many best friends, sticking by his side throughout his life. One friend he could always count on was Alicia Shoaf. His favorite singer was Shania "Davis" Twain. Tat was always cracking jokes and having fun. He had the ability to make everyone around him laugh. He had a quick wit and looked forward to the next adventure.
Tat was greatly influenced by his grandparents, Truma Teton Davis, and Stanford Davis. He loved his sweet mom, only brother, Shawn Cody Davis, children, aunties, uncles, cousins, and friends. He will be greatly missed. We look forward to seeing him again. This isn't goodbye, it's a see you later.
He is survived by his daughter, Cedar Lily Ann ReNae Davis who now lives in Wales England, son, Johnny Shergold Davis of Wales England, brother Shawn Cody, Davis, aunt Pam Davis and Andrea Barlow, cousins Britt Barlow, Valerie (Edmond), Harris, Shelley (Kelly) Williams, Michael (Heather) Barlow, Dennis (Jen) Barlow, Ray (Elisabeth) Barlow, and many other cousins, nephews and nieces.
He is preceded by his beloved mother, ReNae Davis Pokibro, uncle Blaine Troy Davis, grandparents Truma Davis Teton and Stanford Davis, and cousin Kent Barlow.
Tat will be taken to the family home on Ferry Butte Road on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 10am. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 21 at 5pm at Hawker Funeral Home, 132 S. Shilling Avenue in Blackfoot. Traditional burial service will be at the Gibson Cemetery on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 1pm.