Elizabeth DAVIS^[1]

1924 - 2004  (80 years)

• Name	Elizabeth DAVIS  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	1924	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  Education	a graduate of Edmunds High School, (Sumter, South Carolina) and also attended Columbia BIble College  [5]
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina ELIZABETH D. ARDIS Share Share Print Create a hardcopy of this page Font Size: Default font size Larger font size ELIZABETH D. ARDIS ELIZABETH D. ARDIS Posted: Wednesday, July 7, 2004 12:00 am Elizabeth Davis Ardis, age 80, wife of the late Norman E. Ardis, died Monday, July 5, 2004, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ardis was born in Sumter the daughter of the late William R. and Gladys Wells Davis. She was a lifetime member of Grace Baptist Church, a pianist for 32 years in the adult department of Grace, a graduate of Edmunds High School, and also attended Columbia Bible College. She retired from Campbell Soup Co. She was the greatest mom. Survivors are two sons, Norman E. Ardis and his wife, Margaret, and William R. "Ricky" Ardis and his wife, Brenda, all of Sumter; three daughters, Elizabeth V. "Betty" Dannhardt and her husband, Mike, of Tampa, Fla., Jean Ardis Logan and her husband, Mike, of Lynchburg, and Debra Ann "Debbie" Ardis of Sumter; three brothers, John Charles Davis Sr. of Sumter, Marion Henry Davis of Sumter, and Dr. S. Perry Davis of Pinewood; two grandchildren, Jodie Christina Richardson of Tampa, Fla., and Mandy Logan Hicks of Florence; one great-grandchild, Kyndel Q. Richardson; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, William Robert Davis and Richard Gordon Davis; and one son, Jimmy Allen Ardis. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. James Chandler and the Rev. Howard Owens officiating. Burial will follow at Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dr. Marion Davis Jr., Johnny Davis, Larry Davis, Dekle Logan, Channing Logan, the Rev. Donnie Hearell, Ricky Killinger and Dustie Hearell. Honorary pallbearers will be the city of Sumter Police Department. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bullock Funeral Home and other times at the residence at 410 E. Brewington Road. Memorials may be sent to Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements. Print Share Share Posted in Obits on Wednesday, July 7, 2004  [3]
  Occupation	she retired from Campbell Soup Company, Sumter, South Carolina
  Religion	a lifetime member of Grace Baptist Church, a pianist for 32 years in the adult department of Grace Baptist Church  [5]
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  Death	5 Jul 2004	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	8 Jul 2004	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [5]
  	Bullock Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I77673	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	William Robert DAVIS, Sr.   d. Bef 16 Aug 1992
  Mother	Gladys Vermelle WELLS,   b. 1899, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 16 Aug 1992, a local nursing center (Age 93 years)
  _UID	8C099AB9CB4C4CE9B808E38D36DE4A21E33B
  _UID	8C099AB9CB4C4CE9B808E38D36DE4A21E33B
  Family ID	F65310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norman Edwin ARDIS, Sr.,   b. 17 Mar 1917, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 17 May 2000, local nursing facility (Age 83 years)
  _UID	73DF2678D47444B4A5D89AE287596354C0AC
  _UID	73DF2678D47444B4A5D89AE287596354C0AC
  Children	1. Elizabeth V./Mell “Betty” ARDIS   2. Norman Edwin ARDIS, Jr.   3. William Richard “Ricky” ARDIS,   b. 4 Aug 1951, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 2 Sep 2017, at his home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) (Age 66 years)   4. Jean Ellen ARDIS   5. Debra Ann “Debbie” ARDIS,   b. 17 Jul 1955, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 13 Jan 2018, McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina (Age 62 years)   6. James Allen “Jimmy” ARDIS   d. Bef 17 May 2000
  Family ID	F267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S29434] John Charles Davis Sr. [S1480] Norman E. Ardis Sr. [S4031] Gladys W. Davis. [S5662] Samuel Perry Davis M. D. [S3570] Elizabeth D. Ardis. [S25757] Debra Ann Ardis. [S25395] W. Richard Ardis. [S26486] Marion H. Davis Sr.