Ruby Davis

July 25, 1935 - January 29, 2021

Ruby G. Davis, 85, of Canton, GA, passed into eternity on January 29, 2021. She was born in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and later moved to St. Louis with her mother, father, and four sisters. After marrying Robert D. Davis, of Flora, Illinois, she moved to Chicago, and then the suburbs, where the couple raised four children. Ruby assisted Robert in his many civic activities, including heading up the local elementary school board, boys’ baseball league, and a bid for mayor of the town of Glendale Heights, Illinois. After numerous job transfers around the country, the couple moved south to Georgia, where Ruby worked as an accountant for Benton Express and the Atlanta Film Co. Ruby loved to sing and put her creative touch to everything she did, and briefly had a business creating beaded and wire jewelry. She was much loved by her family, neighbors, church members, and friends, especially her best friends, Carole and Linda. She was a member of Celebration of Grace Lutheran Church in Canton, GA. She is preceded in death by her parents, Timothy and Clemmie Wilkins, and sisters, Irene, Rosemarie, Lucille, and Daisy. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Robert, and her eldest son, Alan Davis, who was a graduate of West Point Military Academy, and her step-daughter, Pat Logerwell. She is survived by her other children, Diana (Brian) Sharples, Kevin (Bonnie) Davis, and Kenneth (Kathy) Davis, and her step-daughter, Leslie Ann (Peter) Ford. She adored all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, some of whom were able to travel in from across the country to sit at her bedside before her passing. Ruby will be interred with her husband at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, MO, the graveside service to be attended by family members only. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Ruby’s name to the American Cancer Association.