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Rex Bradford Ivy
2 Oct 1940 – 27 May 2021
| Birth | 2 Oct 1940 |
| Death | 27 May 2021 |
| Cemetery | Ivy Cemetery Huntington , Angelina County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Cheryl Cartwright on 03 Jun 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228125636 |
Bio
Rex lived in Huntington his entire life. He was born in Huntington, Texas to the late Alva Banks (Luckey) Ivy and Daniel Montgomery Ivy, and died at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston. Rex was born their middle child and enjoyed having two brothers. The eldest brother, Merritt Ivy preceded him in death in 2014. His younger brother, Richard Ivy still lives in Huntington. Rex married Betty Lou Freeman in 1959 and they celebrated 61 years together in July 2020. They had two children. Rex spent almost his entire career at the Texas Highway Department now TxDOT. He retired from their engineering group in his early 50s with over 30 years of service. He was an avid hunter and loved to tell stories of some of his most memorable hunts. In fact, some of his best memories were of deer hunts with his father. He loved baseball. Rex coached youth baseball in Huntington for several decades. He first began when his brother Richard was in Pony League. He later coached his son Stephen from Little League through Dixie Minors and even coached his grandson Brad through several seasons. He was the driving force behind the successful effort to bring Dixie Youth Baseball to Huntington and surrounding communities. Survivors include by his wife, Betty; daughter, Venita Zavidny and her husband Michael; son, Stephen Ivy and his wife Monica; two grandsons, Clint Ivy and Brad Ivy; brother, Richard Ivy and his wife Angie; sisters-in-law, Doris Christie, Loretta Freeman, Johnnye Burchfield; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Banks and Dan Ivy; brother, Merritt Ivy and his wife Barbara (Westbrook) Ivy. Funeral services for Rex will be June 11, 2021 in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington. Interment will follow in the Ivy Cemetery in Huntington. Edited - full obit may be obtained from Carroway Funeral Home, Huntington, directors - June 3, 2021.
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