Marshall Davis Obituary
A viewing will be held for Marshall Lynn Davis from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Terpening & Son Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, January 5, 2026, at Terpening & Son Chapel with internment to immediately follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Officiating will be Ronnie Williams.
Pallbearers will be Will Davis, Greg Davis, Andy Davis, Brandon Ripley, Steven Pruitt, and Sam Mann.
Marshall passed away on December 30, 2025 at his home in Artesia. He was born on February 3, 1975, to Ronald and Paula (Ripley) Davis in Vernon, Texas.
Marshall loved his family, especially his 2 boys, Jarrod and Aaron, and their families. He enjoyed helping people in need, fishing, shooting his guns, riding motorcycles, selling and working on fire trucks for the family business.
Marshall was referred to as the Fire Truck Man with top sales awards multiple times over the last 25 years working for Artesia Fire Equipment. He was also certified to repair fire trucks and breathing air compressors. He made hundreds of trips to South Dakota and Minnesota driving back new trucks for fire departments.
Marshall is preceded by Grandparents Ida and Kenith Ripley, Grandparents Tiny and Virginia Davis, Aunt Carolyn Davis, Uncles Leondard Ripley, Steve Davis, and Raymond Ripley, and mother of Jarrod and Aaron, Jennifer Cotham Davis.
Those left to cherish his memory are his Mother Paula Davis, Dad Ron Davis, 2 sons Jarrod, wife Samera and grandson Jaxon, and Aaron, wife Alyla, and grandson Dennis. brothers, Ronny and wife, Tammy, Gary and wife Stormi, sister Lori Johnson and husband Kyle. Cousins, Andy Davis, Stacy Runyan, Valerie Runyan Yeschke, Brandon Ripley, Melissa Ripley Morrison, Kimberly Ripley Delano, and other cousins. Marshall had many nieces and nephews.
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611 W. Grand Ave., Artesia, NM 88210
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