Patricia Lee Davis

Patricia Lee Davis, beloved mother, grandmother, and aunt, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 8th, 2026. Pat (sometimes “Patsy,” sometimes “Grandma”) was born on September 27, 1932, in Dallas, Texas, to Hazel Mayben Haynes and Richard Lee Haynes. She is survived by her son Kenneth Davis and his wife Lynda of Colleyville; daughter Rhonda Davis of Bedford; granddaughter Jessica Ahlers and her husband Doug of Bedford; grandson Matthew Davis of Colorado Springs, Co.; cherished nieces and nephews; and close friends she adopted as family throughout her life. Pat is preceded in death by her husband of 57 happy years, Ronald Martin Davis.

Pat met Ronald Martin Davis on a blind date. On their second date, he proposed. As she tells it, she thought he was crazy. She eventually agreed, but he had to wait because she had tickets to The King and I at the Dallas Music Hall. They eloped that night to Durant Oklahoma and woke the Justice of the Peace at three a.m. to perform the ceremony.

In 1969, they joined the Dallas Model A Club and the Model A Ford Club of America (MAFCA). Pat was proud of her work in Model “A” Era fashions (1928-1931), starting as a participant and advancing to a national chief judge. In the late early 1990s, Pat served on the Model “A” Era Fashion Committee and contributed to the MAFCA ERA FASHION GUIDELINES. She worked tirelessly to collect vintage fashions while encouraging and educating others on the hobby, often dressing them and her entire family for era fashion shows—both for competition and for charity.

Pat loved technology and was introduced to it in the early 1950s, when she began working for Southwestern Bell and later Braniff Airlines and Xerox. She was in her 60s when she began teaching basic computer programs like Word and Photoshop for senior citizens at Tarrant County College’s Continuing Education Program. She never shied away from technology; her fearless curiosity for it often led down paths best left alone—like the “settings” menu—where she often reprogramed, incorrectly, her phones, tablets, and televisions. Her fearlessness when it came to technology both frustrated and amused her family.

Together, Ron and Pat traveled across and throughout the nation in their Model A Fords; they also traveled the world with family and friends, including backpacking across Europe when they were in their sixties and driving Model A’s in Australia. Pat was always ready for a trip, and she loved planning those trips with church and club members.

As her niece, Nancy, tells us, “Every time you talked to Pat, she was happy and had a positive attitude.” Pat lived a lifetime in her 93 years. She had a unique ability to view the world with a special child-like wonder and never-ending joy. Her smile was unceasing, her laugh unforgettable. Even in her last moments, she rallied to laugh and love us one last time. And we all loved her so very much.