Ruby Elizabeth Moore Davis died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at the age of 111 in Shelbina, Mo. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in Missouri and the 24th oldest in the United States at the age of 111 years, six months, and one day.
She was born July 23, 1914, to Wiley Elmer Rogers and Bertha May Cox in Coffey County, Kansas.
Ruby married William Alvin (Bill) Moore on June 17, 1942. He died in 1983. She later remarried Clyde L. Davis in 1984. He died in 2003.
She is survived by her son, William “Bill” (Lisa) Moore of Shelbina, Mo., and stepson, William “Bill” (Christie) Davis of Chanute.
Ruby was preceded in death by her husbands, Bill Moore and Clyde Davis; infant daughter, Isabel Ann; stepson, Vernon (Bill) Moore; and stepdaughters, Helen Gillilan and Betty Randolph.
Funeral services are at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, Iola. The family will greet friends prior to the funeral, from noon to 2, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Iola Senior Center and may be left in care of the funeral home.
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