Ruth Lee Davis^[1]

1929 - 2009  (80 years)

• Name	Ruth Lee Davis
  Born	5 Sep 1929	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 17, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	22 Sep 2009	Loudon Helthcare Center   [3]
  Buried	25 Sep 2009	Happy Valley Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I264349	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	James "Jim" Davis,   b. 11 Jun 1884, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Jun 1960, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Tennessee May Nichols,   b. 7 Aug 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Feb 1970  (Age 75 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1913	Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F102328	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ellis Clifford Cooper,   b. 29 Apr 1920,   d. 11 Aug 2003, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Judy Mae Cooper,   b. 5 May 1959,   d. 19 Jul 1959  (Age 0 years)   2. Gerald Cooper + 3. Peggy Cooper
  Family ID	F102329	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Sep 1929 - Tennessee Buried - 25 Sep 2009 - Happy Valley Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 22 Sep 2009. Ruth L. Cooper obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Ruth Davis Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Calderwood, Civil District 17, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 9 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1931 Last Place of Residence Same House HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Jim Davis Head M 52 North Carolina May Davis Wife F 44 Tennessee Frank Davis Son M 24 Tennessee Wade Davis Son M 20 Tennessee Josie Davis Daughter F 19 Tennessee James Davis Son M 17 Tennessee Nell Davis Daughter F 15 Tennessee Reed Davis Son M 13 Tennessee Ruth Davis Daughter F 9 Tennessee Helen Davis Daughter F 8 Tennessee Billy Davis Son M 6 Tennessee Betty Davis Daughter F 2 Tennessee Lawrence Davis Son M 0 Tennessee [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 22 Sep 2009. (September 5, 1929 - September 22, 2009) Ruth Lee Cooper, age 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior September 22, 2009 at Loudon Healthcare Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis Cooper; daughter, Judy Cooper; parents, Jim and Mae Davis; six brothers; and five sisters. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gerald and Kathy Cooper of Andrews, North Carolina; daughter and son-in-law, Peggy Cooper and Bruce Buchanan; brother and sister-in-law, Lawrence and Bonnie Davis of Tallassee; sister, Nell Franklin of Greenback; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and special friend, Josephine Hunt. Funeral service will be held at 8:00 PM Thursday, September 24, 2009, at Miller Funeral Home, Magnolia Chapel, with Rev. Tyson Matoy and Rev. Tommy Messer officiating. The interment service will be at 2:00 PM Friday at Happy Valley Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Thursday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville. (865) 982-6041 www.millerfuneralhome.org [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 42302559). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: James Davis Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Mae Nichols Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 08 Feb 1913 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00313-7 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 888850 Reference ID: 193