May Ruth (Ritter) Davis, age 94, formerly of Tompkinsville, Kentucky,
passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Greenwood Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center in Bowling Green. She was born on August 26, 1927,
the daughter of James Frank and Nettie B. (Gulley) Ritter. She was a member
of Clementsville Church of Christ. She and her late husband Adrian Mitchell
Davis were dairy farmers.
She is survived by one son, James Richard, and wife Trina Thomas Davis of
Hustonville, Kentucky; one daughter, Sue (Davis) Miller and husband Roger
of Bowling Green; three grandchildren, Melissa Miller Johnson of Bowling
Green, Brandi Hartrum, and Ross Davis and wife Carrie both of Hustonville;
six great-grandchildren also survive.
In addition to her parents and husband Adrian, she was preceded in death by
two sisters, Estelle Ritter Sullivan, and an infant sister.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 28 at Bartley & Sons
Funeral Home with burial to follow in the White Cemetery. Jason Page will
officiate the service.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 28 from 10:30 a.m. until the
time for the service at 1:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated by the family to White
Cemetery or Clementsville Cemetery, and these may be made at or mailed to
the funeral home.
The family of Mrs. Ruth would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank You” to all
of her caregivers and the staff of Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center for their love and compassion for Mrs. Ruth in her final years.
Bartley & Sons Funeral Home is both honored and privileged to be entrusted
with the care of Mrs. May Ruth Davis.
