Ruth Davis Barnes

Ruth Sherrell Barnes, age 92, of Erie, passed away on November 13, 2026, at LECOM Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born in Erie, on January 3, 1934, the daughter of the late James Otis Sherrell Sr. and Myrtle P. Henderson.

Ruth was a sales clerk at the former Mason’s Department Store for several years. She attended both Shiloh Baptist and Morning Star Baptist Churches, was active in missionary work and served on the board of ushers. She was also a Trustee of Wives and Aids and belonged to the Willing Workers.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Davis, Sr. and five brothers, David, Daniel, Albert, Phillip Sherrell, and James Sherrell Jr.

She is survived by a daughter, Esther M. Williams, of Erie; four sisters, Orpha Lee and Naomi Harrison, both of Detroit, Rachael Barbara Burton and Mary Elizabeth Kuruthurs, both of Erie; and four brothers, James Otis Sherrell, Jr., of Florida, Nathaniel Ebert Sherrell, of AL, Joseph Cornelius Sherrell, of Erie, and Eli Sherrell, of Boston. She is further survived by seven grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are entrusted to Burton Quinn Scott Cremation & Funeral Services Inc., 602 W. 10th Street, Erie, PA.

Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery.

Send condolences at www.BurtonQuinnScott.com.