Ruth Ann Robinson Davis

DAVIS, Ruth Ann Robinson
Age 92, died peacefully at her home at Bethany Village in Horseheads, NY, on Sunday evening, November 11. She was surrounded by family and Hospice. The daughter of Frank Crowell Robinson and Ruth Ann Smith, she was born in Springfield, PA, on February 2, 1915. She graduated from Wellsboro High School and attended Goucher College in Baltimore, MD. She is predeceased by her high school sweetheart and husband, John B. Davis. They were married in Florida in 1933 and took up residence in Addison, NY where they operated the Davis General Store, later the Davis Department Store, for many years. After her husband died in 1979, she wintered in Gulfport, FL and summered at the family cottage near Hammondsport, NY on Keuka Lake. While in Florida, she volunteered at Children's Hospital and St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church and the St. Petersburg Little Theatre. Ruth Ann always loved to garden and adored fresh vegetables. One of her favorite things to cook was homemade soup with everything in it but the kitchen sink. Ruth Ann is survived by her beloved family: her sister, Peggy Champlain (Charles) of Los Angeles, CA; her children, Joan Reppert (Nelson) of Ithaca, NY, Linda Roth (Jay) of New Port Richey, FL, Alan Davis (Sue) of Sun City West, AZ, and Richard Davis (Pat) of Corning, NY; and grandchildren, Denise McEnerney, LuAnn Love, Tim Reppert, Kara Shea Crohn, Jeff Davis, Jim Davis, Maria Goldwyn, Diane Savino and Cathy Collins. The great-grandchildren are, Andy Noyes, Sophia Reppert, Angela and Laura McEnerney, Charlie and Remy Love, Oliver and Ezra Davis, Ani and Alenoush Davis, Noah and Neila Goldwyn, Mason Collins; and many nieces and nephews. Her final days were eased in the care of the wonderful nurses and aides at Crispin Hill, the assisted living apartments at Bethany Village and from Southern Tier Hospice. Family and friends are invited to attend her memorial service of Eucharistic Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 375 W. Church St., Elmira, NY, with the Rev. Donald W. Matthews officiating. A gathering and a time of food and fellowship will immediately follow in the church at 12:00 noon. The burial service will take place in Wellsboro Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Barber Funeral Home of Horseheads is in charge of the arrangements. Those wishing to remember Ruth Ann with a gift are invited to give a memorial in her memory to Southern Tier Hospice, 11751 East Corning Rd., Corning, NY 14830; or Grace Episcopal Church, 375 W. Church St., Elmira, NY 14901.