Ruth Davis

Ruth Gardner Davis 97, died on July 8, 2012. Ruth, a Sunny Slope resident, was born January 21, 1915, in Burley, Idaho, to John William Gardner and Lillie Geneva Pitt Gardner, the seventh of eight children. She and her brother Ralph were twins. She married William (Bill) Davis on April 15, 1937, in Bountiful, Utah. They moved to Sunny Slope after they were married. They planted fruit trees on their property and raised fruit until they sold the farm to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The farm is now called the Caldwell Idaho Orchard. Ruth was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was active in leadership service in the church. She served as Primary President, Young Women's President, Gospel Doctrine Teacher, Girls Camp leader and also served for many years as the Stake Relief Society President in the Nampa Stake and then the newly formed Caldwell Stake. She and her husband went on a LDS Mission to Jordon valley, Oregon. She served in the Boise LDS Temple for 23 years. Ruth had an unfaltering testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Ruth was preceded in death by their only child Dianne Davis in 1958 and her husband Bill Davis in 1996. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews in Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, California, Texas, Oklahoma, Washington, Florida, Georgia and Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 14, 2012, in the Marsing 2nd Ward LDS Chapel, 215 S. Third Ave. West, Marsing, Idaho. A viewing will be held at the church on Friday from 7-8:30 p.m. and on Saturday at the church from 9-9:45a.m. prior to services. Interment will be at Canyon Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Zeyer Funeral Chapel, Nampa. 467-7300