David Gerald Tarver

David Gerald Tarver passed away peacefully on October 17th, 2022, surrounded by family and loved ones. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 at Hillside Christian Church of Amarillo. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM on Friday, October 21, 2022 at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.

David was born on June 26th, 1962. To Gary and Jimmie Tarver in Wellington, Texas. He graduated from Samnorwood High School in 1980. He received a Bachelors degree in Agriculture from Tarleton State University.

David was a kind, generous, and loving man with a tremendous heart. Through his Texas sized hospitality and kindness, he was great at making everyone around him feel welcome. He had a great love for God, his family, agriculture, banking, cooking, rodeo, landscaping and country music, just to name a few. But, one of his greatest joys was his role as “Dandy” to his 3 granddaughters. He was constantly teaching them how to ride a horse, bake a cake, plant a tree, or just how to be a good human, because he certainly had that part down, himself.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Mack & Loraine Noel Tarver and JJ “son” & Ella Mable Mabry Hunter. His Uncle James Farley.

Those left to cherish David’s memory are his loving wife of 24 years, Michelle. His parents Gary and Jimmie Tarver; his daughter Danica McGuire and her husband Justin; his son, Dace Mahanay; his 3 granddaughters Gracyn, Finleigh, & Curri McGuire; his brother; Mark Tarver and his wife Lesa; their daughter; Leslie Wiebe & husband Korn; their son Matt Tarver & wife Addie; his brother; Dale Tarver and wife Jodi; their daughters Ashley Lorance & husband Landon; Sadie Grindstaff & husband Mason; & Candace Tabor & husband Seth; his Aunt Linda Farley; Cousins Julie Farley & Scott Farley; & 11 great nieces & nephews.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to Fill With Hope at fillwithhope.org and to the Team Gleason Foundation at teamgleason.org

Below is a video that the family wanted to share that David took part of.