Ruth Nelson Davis

A committal service will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Fairview Cemetery in Warrenton, NC. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 2:30 pm at River Landing in Colfax, NC.

Born on September 10, 1933 in Lenoir, NC to the late John Boone Nelson and Ruth Crisp Nelson, Mrs. Davis was a long-time active member of First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, where she served as a Deacon and an Elder. Ruth received her Master’s Degree from UNCG and taught children for over 30 years. She loved children and taught at Rankin and General Greene Elementary schools before switching to teaching Kindergarten at both St. Francis Episcopalian Church as well as First Presbyterian Church. Ruth was a Girl Scout Leader, enjoyed golf, and an assortment of outside activates. She was a loving and devoted, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend who was loved by many and will be missed by all who knew her.

Those left to cherish her memory include her loving husband of 62 years, William P. Davis; son, Pryor Davis; daughter, Nelson Edwards and her husband William; grandchildren, Nancye Ruth Edwards, Susan Pryor Edwards, Sally Davis Edwards, and William Edwards, Jr.; multiple nephews and a host of extended family and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, P.O. Box 14608, Greensboro, NC 27415.

Online condolences may be made at www.haneslineberryfuneralhomes.com.