Ruth Murphy Davis

Ruth Ann (Murphy) Davis, 76, passed away at her care home in Elk Grove on Veterans Day, November 11, 2023. Ruth was born August 29, 1947 to George Murphy and Cecelia (Janesheski) Murphy in Galesburg, Illinois. Ruth spent her early years in Illinois and also spent time growing up in Florida and California. She received her Associate’s Degree from Pierce College in Los Angeles, California. Ruth worked as a hairdresser, a census worker, and in retail. She was very artistic and good at sewing and upholstery. Ruth was best at being a homemaker, raising her daughter, Daisy, and caring for her mother, especially in the final years of Cecelia’s life. Ruth’s happiest years were when she was married to Stevens John Davis. They spent their best times together sailing and traveling around in a trailer. Ruth and Steve lived in California, Utah, and Idaho over the course of their twenty-one years of marriage until Steve passed away in 2010 in Boise, Idaho. Then Ruth moved to Elk Grove, close to her daughter Daisy, where she bought her first and last California house. While living in her own home in Elk Grove, she enjoyed decorating, working in the yard, and especially getting to park her car in the middle of the two-car garage. She also enjoyed spending time with Daisy, Daisy’s husband Jeremy, and her two grandchildren, Brady and Allison. Ruth’s older sister, Mary, passed away in August 2023. Ruth is survived by her younger sister, Joan, who lives in Palos Verdes Estates, California. For the past two years, after Ruth had a stroke and was diagnosed with Dementia, Joan and Ruth spoke on the phone nearly every day. Ruth died knowing her family and how much we loved her. She will be dearly missed. Ruth will be interred in the Veterans Cemetery in Boise, Idaho with Steve.