Ruth Davis

Thelma Ruth Webb Davis, age 89, of Ellenboro, NC passed away at Hospice House of Rutherford County on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Prior to Hospice House she was a resident of Carolina House of Forest City, NC.

Mrs. Davis was born in Townsend, Tennessee on August 1, 1921 to the late Robert and Maude Phillips Webb.

Mrs. Davis graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan College with a BA in education.

She was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church. Prior to her declining health she had been a Sunday School teacher for many years. She was active in the Ellenboro Woman's Club and Home Extension. For many years she worked as the Home/School Coordinator for Rutherford County Schools. Mrs. Davis touched the lives of many as an aide for Exceptional Children and Those at Risk.

Her hobbies included sewing, crafts, preserving foods from her garden, reading and caring for her grandchildren.

Mrs. Davis was married to Mike H. Davis for 63 years prior to his death in 2006. She is survived by two sons, Michael Davis and wife Robin of Ellenboro, and Tim Davis and wife Kim of Morganton; one brother, Ray Gordan Webb, and grandchildren Nathan Davis and wife Ashley, Aaron Davis and wife Sheena, Jordan Yelton and husband Adam, Jade Davis, and Taylor Grace Davis; and four great grandchildren.