Glenn Davidson

Glenn Munro Davidson born, January 2, 1934 at the farm ten miles north of Cabri, SK; three months premature with no doctor, in a snow storm. So the 3lb Glenn was wrapped in cotton and laid in Grandpa’s size 8 shoe box and placed in the warming oven of the wood stove until strong enough to survive. Proud parents were Walter and Bertha (Munro) Davidson, little brother to Clara and would be big brother to Lee. Glenn was a true farm kid and always had a horse and herd of cows. He rode the South Saskatchewan River hills as a kid and always helped the neighbours. Known as a hard worker from a young age, Glenn milked cows and sold cream when still in school and drove the school van his Grade 12 year. After graduation he went to work in the then fledgling oil patch for Mobil Oil and was part of the crew that built the very first oil batteries at Fosterton and Cantuar. And it was his job that brought him a little further south to Gull Lake where he met the love of his life Irene at a local dance and started the years of the dancing they both enjoyed so much. They were married in February 1955 and moved from the oil camps in the summer into town for the winter until they purchased the LT Moat farm south of the town of Antelope and thus the beginnings of Davidson’s Gee Bar Stock Farm. This became home for the next 51 years. Glenn raised cattle and farmed, with the best part of farming being haying season. But mostly it was the cattle that had his heart, there were several breeds that came and went including a herd of purebred Shorthorn cows that would become the base for an eventual herd of Maine Anjou cattle. It was the big red and white cows that were his passion. He became noted for his polled Maine Anjou cattle and at one point had the largest herd of Fullblood Maine Anjou cattle in Canada. He was on the board of directors for the Canadian Maine-Anjou Association and was a long time participant and board member for the Canadian Western Agribition.  His love for his cows was passed on to his family especially grandson Jordan who now has his own herd of Maine Anjou cows. Glenn also liked to pass on his wealth of knowledge and was a 4-H Beef leader for many years, first with the Gull Lake Club, then the Antelope Lake Club when Debbie, Doug and Tim were members and lastly as a light horse leader when Dianne was a member of the Foothills 4-H Club. In 2006 Glenn and Irene “retired,” they actually traded places with Steve and Dianne so the workload would be lighter as he only had to worry about the bulls every day. He also had an “off farm job” as a supervisor for the Bone Creek Feeder Assoc. That way he got to tour lots of cattle and meet many fellow beef breeders in the South West. Then is 2010 they made the move into Gull Lake, Glenn’s body had decided he needed to slow down a little more, all those years of horse wrecks and his farming “accidents” had caught up with him. But it did give him the opportunity to watch hours of curling on TV. And to travel to many of the local rodeos as he was a big fan. He still travelled to the farm most days, but more to check in and visit and make sure things were still getting done!  Glenn is survived by his wife of 67 years Irene (Logan) and his four children: Debbie (Jack Fenwick), Doug (Jo Ann), Tim (Deb), Dianne (Steve Retzlaff), nine grandchildren: Erin Fenwick and Jason (Ashten) Fenwick; Kellie Jo Davidson, Kendal (Ken Pettyjohn) and Sharmon (Ray Becker); Brandon Davidson and Tyler (Tonya) Davidson; Jordan (Montana Gammel) Retzlaff and Travis (Becky Newby) Retzlaff; seventeen great-grandchildren Chance and Ciara Fenwick; Bowen and Vinson Fenwick: Tanner Davidson; Natasha, Christena and Emily Pettyjohn; Gage, Colton and Addison Davidson; Tegan, Nixon, Chloe, Kaiden, Brixton and Knox Davidson. Glenn is also survived by his brother Lee (Sharon), brother-in-law Ron Schultz, sister-in-law Linda Logan and many nieces and nephews. Glenn was predeceased by his parents Walter and Bertha, siblings Clara Schultz and Alan (in infancy), niece Leslie Schultz, nephew Tony Logan and niece Krys (Logan) Bang; in-laws Clarence and Medora (Hanson) Logan; brothers in-law Carman (Lil), Dennis and Barry Logan. A celebration of Glenn’s life will be held Saturday, April 1, 2023 at the Knox United Church, Gull Lake at 2:00pm. Interment will be a family gathering at a later date. The family is asking that any donations be made to the Gull Lake Ambulance Service - Box 656 Gull Lake SK S0N 1A0  or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements entrusted to Warren’s Funeral Home. For further information please call 1-306-773-8831 or 1-800-267-6606, or visit our website at www.warrensfuneralhome.com and express your sympathy to family members on the tribute wall.

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