Services for Gary Theron Ivey, 69, of Ralls were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 8, 2004, at the Ralls First Baptist Church with the Rev. Floyd Haddock and the Rev. Brad Ferguson officiating. Burial will be in the Ralls Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home of Ralls.
Gary died Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, at his home, near Ralls. He was born Jan. 4, 1935 in Crosby County to Aaron Dudley and Golda Beulah (Morton) Ivey. He was a graduate of Ralls High School. He married Mary Nell Freeman July 30, 1955 in Crosbyton. They had three sons, Scott, Kelly and Mitchell. Mary Nell died March 11, 1972. He then married Jane Wheeler, who had three daughters, Frances, Marvana and Vanessa. On March 17, 1973, in Levelland they combined their families.
He had lived and farmed in the Caprock area his entire life. Next to his family, cotton had been his life. In 1974, he was the first person in Crosby County to use module builders and hauling equipment. Gary had been a member of the Crosby County Farm Bureau since 1972, and had served as president, vice president and treasurer of the organization. In addition, he also served on the policy development, tax, cotton and in-house audit committees. Mr. Ivey also served on the board of directors of Plains Cotton Growers, and was currently chairman of the organization's Boll Weevil Steering Committee. He was also past president, vice president and secretary/treasurer of Plains Cotton Growers. He was also an advisor to the National Cotton Council of America. From 1981 to 1985, he served on the board of directors for Cotton Inc., and served in 1983 as treasurer of that organization. He had also served as chairman of the Audit Committee and as assistant chairman of the International Marketing Committee. He won the Gerald Thomas award for "Outstanding Agriculture" from Texas Tech. He was a charter member of Agri Lubbock, a member of the Texas State Seed and Plant Board in 1990, and was chairman of the Texas State Support Committee from 1996-97. Gary had also served as the president of both the Ralls Chamber of Commerce and the Ralls Lions Club. He received the District 2 "Farm Bureau Pioneer" award for 2004.
He is preceded in death by a son, Scott, who died March 6, 1981. Gary is survived by his wife, Jane of Ralls; two sons, Kelly Ivey of Ralls, and Mitchell Ivey of Navasota; three daughters, Frances Key of Arapaho, Okla., Vanessa Coleman of Ralls, and Marvana Austin of Cat Springs; eight grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were: H.W. Mullins, Jeff Payne, Bill Lovelady, Seferino Martinez, Don Jones, Ray Joe Riley and Donald Johnson.
The family of Gary Ivey suggests that, in lieu of flowers or wreaths, memorial donations be made to one of the following: Ivey Memorial Scholarship, TTU-CASNR, P.O. Box 42123, Lubbock, TX 79409 or Ralls EMS, 800 Ave I, Ralls, TX 79357.
The Crosbyton Review, Thursday, December 9, 2004, page 19
Jane Ivey, 82, of Ralls went to be with her Lord on September 25, 2014. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 27, 2014 at the First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Ralls Cemetery under the care of Adams Funeral Home of Ralls. Visitation will be Friday, September 26, from 6-7 P.M. at Adams Funeral Home.
On June 19, 1932 in Pheonix, Arizona, Edna Jane Tanner was born to Marvin Oliver Tanner and Sally Leonard (Kirkland) Tanner, the second of six girls. Jane graduated valedictorian of her class in 1949 from Mattson High School, Mattson, Texas. On June 10, 1949 she married Howard Gen Wheeler and began her life as wife, homemaker, and mother. She began her married life in Haskell, Texas. In 1954, Jane and Gene moved to the South Plains of Texas. Pettit, Texas is where Jane began a life long association with farming. A move to Levelland, Texas in 1963 would take her off the farm and place her in a job with Lemco, a feed and seed elevator. Jane lost her first husband in 1972. On March 17, 1973, Jane married Gary T. Ivey in Levelland, Texas. They began their married life in Ralls, Texas. Like the �Brady Bunch� they combined her three girls and his three boys into one family. A couple of years into their marriage, the opportunity to live on the farm arose. They began �Ivey Farms�. Jane loved gardening, music, and reading. Jane�s passion was antiquing soon it would be Gary�s. They began to collect glass, lamps, cast iron skillets, and many other things. She supported Gary in all his ambitions from establishing �Ivey Farms� to his political endeavors to promote farming and cotton production. Jane worked to promote the Ralls Gardening Club, served on Crosby County Fair committees, represented the Republican Party at election poles, and worked the concession stand at the Ralls Rodeo for years.
Preceding her in death were two husbands, her mother and father, a son Barry Scott Ivey, mother-in-law Golda Ivey, a sister Joyce Lee Jenkins, brother-in-laws Grancer Jenkins, William �Bill� Baker, Ray Fergason, and Terry D. Ivey.
Surviving her are three daughters; Frances Key and husband James of Arapaho, OK, Marvana Austin and husband Mark of Cat Springs, Texas, Vanessa Coleman and husband Carl of Ralls, Texas, two sons Kelly Ivey of Ralls, Texas, Mitchell Ivey and wife Cindy of Spring, Texas, nine grandchildren; Melissa Davis and husband Michael, Amy Jones and husband Randy, Jennifer Eaton and husband Chad, Jessie Brown and wife Nicole, Jackie Coleman, Callie Coleman, Ashley Ivey, Josh Ivey, Scotty Ivey, thirteen great-grandchildren; Michaela Davis, Marshall Davis, Kodie Powell, Tucker Powell, Jordan Jones, Randy Jones and wife Courtney, Terra Jones, Tyler Eaton, Natalie Eaton, Wyatt Eaton, Pacen Moore, Alexa Brown, Dalton Brown, one great great-grandchild; Paeton Eaton, four sisters; Frankie Jo Baker, Lele Mae Hobbs and husband Darwin, Sylvia Bill Blount and husband Kenneth, Becky Fergason, and Don O�Neal, and special friends; Zeferino and Rosie Martinez, Joyce Ann Schoggins, Joyce Redding, Dorothy Binder, Wanda Ruth Caddell, Ruby Medford, and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Obituary courtesy of: Adams Funeral Home
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