Mary Ruth Daws Poole, born in Philadelphia, MS in 1926 and later moved to Mobile in 1950, died on Saturday, July 6, 2013. She is survived by four daughters, Mary Jo Gentle, Scottsboro, AL, Margaret Lee Deal, Chipley, FL, Nona Maria Spies, Silverhill, AL and Mona Lynn Remick, Mobile; three sons, Robert Lee Poole, Jr., Grand Bay, AL, Danny Stacey Poole, Mobile and Jessie Frank Poole, Theodore, AL; seventeen grandchildren, twenty three great grandchildren, two dogs, Malbis and Rusty and other relatives. Visitation will be at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 from 11 AM until noon with graveside services in Mobile Memorial Gardens at noon.