Rondal Davis

Rondal Winslow Davis, age 72, husband of Dianna Davis, passed away August 12, 2022 at his residence in Clay City, Kentucky.  Born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky he was the son of the late Harry Roger Davis and Lillie Grace Ballard Davis. Rondal was a certified school bus driver trainer and served the citizens of Powell County for 46 years as a school bus driver for the Powell County Board of Education. He received for his service as a bus driver from the Transportation Association of Kentucky the Lifetime Service Award. Rondal was a lifelong farmer as well and was a Kentucky Colonel. He attended Never Ending Grace Community Church and was raised going to church with his parents at the Hardwicks Creek United Methodist Church. Rondal was an outstanding athlete and was selected during his high school basketball career Kentucky State All State Honorable Mention from 1965 through 1967. He went on to coach the Powell County Middle School Girls Basketball team for three years leading them to their first winning season in school history and coached for 17 years in the Powell County Little League system for the Clay City Indians were his teams won the championship 11 times. He was inducted into the Powell County Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013 and into the Powell County High School Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022. Rondal also lead the ASC program and the FFA at the Powell County High School.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by great granddaughter, Madelynn Mae Robertson, great nephew, Dexter Anderson and special cousin, Larry “Buck” Bush.  He is survived by his wife, Dianna Ashley Davis; three daughters, Ronna (Stephen) Donithan, Leslie (Tony) Wright and Valeria Jones; one special sister, Phyllis Jo Anderson; 10 grandchildren, Nikki (Josh) Weaver, Trinity Romans, Cierra (Quintin) Robertson, Dawson Wright, Josh Jones, Braedon Jones, Kylee Jones, Lauren Donithan, Livia Donithan and Isaiah Donithan; four great grandchildren, Willow Kate Spencer, Traeger Dean Weaver, Treyton Winslow Weaver and Preston Walker Robertson; special nieces, Donna Wafford and Missy Collins; and special nephew, Daryl Winslow Anderson.  Funeral services officiated by Bro. Stephen Donithan with eulogy by Monroe Jones will be held Monday, August 15, 2022 at 1:00 P.M. in Hearne Funeral Home, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, KY.  Visitation is Sunday from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Vaughns Mill Cemetery with Birddog Willoughby, Steve Ginter, Daryl Anderson, Chad Bush, Curtis Roe, Craig Ramsey and Keith Hall serving as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers are Bill and Debbie Bush, Sue and Gayle McKinney. Jim and Janet Frazier, Mike Frazier, Phillip and Janet Davis, Dustin Parks, James Holder and Jerry Hale.  Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.