Wayne Franklin Ivey

Wayne Franklin Ivey was born in McCloud, Oklahoma 25 July, 1927. He passed away in Brigham City, Utah on August 11, 2005 at the age of 78. Mr. Ivey was born to Samuel Joseph and Olga Ivey. He married Coleen Ingebretsen 31 October, 1947 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He is survived by his wife, his daughters Anne (Bob, deceased)Westlake of Portage, IN; Dee (David) Miller of Ankeny, IA; Gwen (Jim) Hull of Kearns, UT; Brenda (Gary) Hansen of Saratoga, CA; Mary (Lowell) Beck of Brigham City, UT; Beverly (Dan) Dean of Bossier City, LA; and Gayle Ivey of Brigham City, UT; his sister Sherry (Chuck) Strader of Atlanta, TX; his brother Rodney (Patty) Ivey of Atlanta, TX; and his aunt Margaret McKinney also of Atlanta, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother LaRue Ivey. Mr. and Mrs. Ivey have 30 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Ivey's family was his life. He loved being with his daughters, and later his grandchildren; and took delight in all their accomplishments. He served in the US Navy during WWII in the Pacific Theater. He has been a member of the LDS Church since the age of 13, when he and his family were baptized in the Black Bayou in Louisiana. He has served in many church callings including institute teacher, elder's quorum president, high priest group leader, Bishop, and served on two high councils in Indiana and in Texas. He was a temple worker at both the Chicago and Ogden LDS Temples. Mr. Ivey was a welder in the pipe fitter's union Local 597, and worked in many areas of the country including California, Washington, Colorado, Kentucky, Texas, and Indiana where he lived for 30 years. In his retirement years, Mr. Ivey enjoyed cutting gem stones, computer work, traveling to visit family and doing history work, reading, and music. Mr. and Mrs. Ivey moved to Brigham City in the winter of 1992.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Vincent Hansen and his dedicated staff and Alpine Hospice for their loving care.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 15, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Brigham City 18th Ward Chapel, 895 North 625 West.
Friends and family may call on Sunday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 205
S. 100 E., Brigham City and on Monday from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. at the Church.
Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Brigham City
205 South 100 East
Brigham City, UT 84302
August 14, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceBrigham City 18th Ward Chapel
895 North 625 West
Brigham City, UT 84302
August 15, 2005
2:00 PM
CemeteryBrigham City Cemetery
325 South 300 East
Brigham City, Utah 84302
August 15, 2005