Myrtice Ivey : Obituary

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mrs. Myrtice Pyle Paul Ivey, age 93, of Blairsville, who passed away early Thursday morning, March 29, 2012. Mrs. Ivey had been a resident of Union County Nursing Home for the past two years.

Mrs. Ivey was born February 5, 1919, in Blakely, Georgia, a daughter of the late Jim Sanders Pyle and the late Sophia Letha Davis Pyle. A graduate of Early County, Georgia High School, Mrs. Ivey had been a bookkeeper with J.C. Penney and MFM Equipment in Albany, Georgia. She was a member of Coosa United Methodist Church in Blairsville, and, in Blakely, she was a member of Blakely First Free Will Baptist Church. Myrtice had lived in the Blairsville area for the past 14 years. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Andrew Bryant Paul, and second husband, Quentin Q. Ivey.

Family members include a daughter and son-in-law, Bobbie P. Bishop and Jim Bishop, of Blairsville; a sister, LaVern Pyle Houston; a sister-in-law, Jeanette Pyle; Grandchildren: Kari Walker and Cristi Krauskopf; Great Grandchildren: Samantha and Emily Krauskopf; Victoria, Andrew, Sarah and Abigail Walker. Many loving nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. Ivey have been scheduled for Saturday, April 7, 2012, at 3:00 p.m., at First Free Will Baptist Church of Blakely, Georgia, with Rev. Fred Hursey officiating. The body will lie instate at the church prior to the service, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be beside her loving husband, Andrew Paul, in Blakely Cemetery.

If you wish to do so, memorial contributions may be made to Coosa United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund, 767 Mulkey Gap Road, Blairsville, GA 30512.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville. You may share your condolences and fond memories with the family and friends on our website, www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.