Mrs. Barbara Jean Ivy Obituary (1937

Mrs. Barbara Jean Ivy, 81, passed away on July 11, 2018, at her residence in West Point. Mrs. Barbara was born on June 18, 1937, in Ackerman, the daughter of the late Jobe Marion and Dempie McKnight Steadman. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed working in her garden, flower bed, and fishing. She loved fellowshipping with family and friends. She was of the Baptist faith. She married Grady H. Ivy on March 15, 1961, in Oktibbeha County and he passed away on January 20, 2014. They were married for 54 years. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 14, 2018, at 1:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jim Sallee officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include her daughter, Felicia Miller (Robert): her two sons, Marty Ivy (Tina) and Ken Ivy (Ivey): six grandchildren; Will Miller, Blake Miller, Maegan Ivy Pierce (Kale), Lauren Ivy, Day Ivy, and Wren Ivy, all of West Point: her two sisters, Nan Conner of Starkville and Shirley Edwards of Choctaw. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Klutts, Byron Acker, Tim Wilson, Steve Wilson, Robbie Pierce, and Paxton Trull. Honorary Pallbearers will be Her caregiver: Helen Tubbs, Staff and Nurses of North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice. Memorials may be made to the Donor's Choice. Visitation will be Saturday, 11:00-1:00 at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com