Ivey
Carolyn Ivey (née Silvey) of College Station, formerly of Minerva, passed away June 29, 2023.
Carolyn Silvey was born Feb. 9, 1950, in Cameron to Betty Marie Silvey (née Davidson) and Frank LaDelle “Dell” Silvey, both of Minerva.
She attended Rockdale High School and graduated in 1968.
Carolyn married the love of her life Thomas “Tom” Neal Ivey of Cameron, son of Henry Neal Ivey and Gilda Gwynne Ivey (née Wimberley), on Dec. 27, 1971.
She was a championship barrel racer and horsewoman with over 400 trophies to her name.
She worked for Citizens Bank in Cameron and attended the First Baptist Church of Cameron until she moved to Bryan.
She worked for Texas A&M University and was also a student while raising her three daughters alongside her husband. She loved being a fightin’ Texas Aggie but finished her degree at the University of Texas at Dallas due to a relocation for work.
She went on to receive several graduate degrees from Amberton University while she worked for the University of Texas at Dallas in the Office of Sponsored Programs.
She later moved to the University of Houston downtown campus, where she was the Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs before retiring in 2015, with approximately 30 years of State University Administration.
In retirement Tom and Carolyn traveled heavily visiting most of the states in the United States and attending the Texas Rangers baseball games and spring training as season ticket holders.
Carolyn also greatly enjoyed visiting her friends and family, but above all she loved being a wife, mother and, as of 2018, a grandmother.
She and Tom enjoyed 51 wonderful years of marriage.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Betty and Frank LaDelle Silvey; her in-laws, Henry and Gilda Ivey; her nephew, Billy Joe Silvey; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
She is survived by: her husband, Thomas Ivey; daughters: Kelly Marie Ivey, Rebekah Renee Ivey, girlfriend Virginia, and Tommi Michelle Ivey; granddaughter: Tommie Marie Ivey; honorary daughters: Victoria Malone (née Nottingham), Jennifer Minor (née Dyer), and Linda Salzar; sister: Linda Diane Jenkins (née Silvey), husband Paul; brother: Henry Dell Silvey, wife Debbie; sister-in-law: Rebekah “Gwen” Truxal (née Ivey), husband Daniel; nieces: Sabrina Silvey, Jennifer Talbot (née Truxal), husband Lance; nephew: Shane Silvey; great-nieces: Alyssa and Briana Johnston; great-nephews: Chase and Caden Silvey, Daniel Talbot; great-great-niece: Serenity Smith; aunts: Faye and JoAnn Davidson; numerous cousins and friends.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 7, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale.
Burial will follow in Minerva Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to: Minerva Community Cemetery Association, Linda Jenkins, 8525 County Road 306, Rockdale, TX 76567 or Aggieland Humane Society, 5359 Leonard Road, Bryan, Texas 77807.
Arrangements by Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home, P.O. Drawer 1417, Rockdale, TX 76567, 512-446-5454.
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