Jackson County, Texas - OBITUARIES 2002 ******************************************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sara Burt - saraburt@pdq.net Apr. 4, 2002 Thank you to the Jackson County Herald-Tribune for permission of use. http://www.herald-tribune.com/obits.shtml ****************************************************************************************************** Thelma Ivory Funeral services for Thelma Ivory, 86, of Houston, formerly of Edna, were held Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at First Baptist Church of Edna with the Rev. Jim Gilbert officiating. Interment followed at Memory Gardens of Edna under the direction of Slavik Funeral Home. Mrs. Ivory died Jan. 18. Born May 25, 1915, in Chicashee, Okla., to the late Andrew Yearout, she was a volunteer worker for Care Inn Nursing Home in Edna and was a Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Bristow Ivory, Houston; daughters, Paulette Harbin, Houston, and Mary French, Shreveport, La.; son, Bob Ivory, Knoxville, Tenn.; sister, Eunice Pausewang, West Columbia, TX; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her father; and son, Bill Ivory. Pallbearers were J.C. Bacon, George Frazier, Glen Tate, John Foxell, Ron Clinkscales and Mike Milby. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Edna Missions Funds.