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Marjorie Ivey Obituary
Longtime Coachella Valley Pioneer
July 27, 1916 - January 29, 2017
Ivey Ranch and Indian Wells resident, Marjorie K. Ivey passed away Sunday evening. She was 100.
Marjorie was born in Hollywood, California. She attended Hollywood High School and Holmby College in Los Angeles.
She married Jack Ivey in 1937 in Los Angeles. They raised their family in Long Beach, California before moving to their ranch in 1955. They developed the 430 acre Ivey Ranch in 1950, fed 12,000 head of cattle, farmed alfalfa, bred and raced quarter horses. They sold the ranch in 1979 what is now the Ivey Ranch Country Club.
She is survived by her two sons and daughter-in-law's, John B. Ivey Jr. and Phyllis V. Ivey of Indio and William H. Ivey and Gail M. Ivey of La Quinta; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Private family funeral services were held at the Coachella Valley Cemetery followed by a memorial service at her son's residence in La Quinta.
The family asks that donations be made in Marjorie Ivey's name to a charity of your choice.
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American Cancer Fund
April 14, 2017
The staff of the American Cancer Fund® at www.AmericanCancerFund.org is sorry to hear of Marjorie's passing. We have received a memorial donation in her name and our sincere condolences go out to her family.
Treuman Katz
February 15, 2017
Marge was my Mom's best friend in the 1950's. We were neighbors and my Mom and Marge would smoke cigarets together and Marge taught my mother how to drive. Mom and Marge kept in contact over the years with letter writing. (long before e-mail) My sister, Maxine and I had friendships with both John and Bill. I'm really happy that I visited with Marge a few years ago along with Bill and his wife.
Perhaps, my Mom and Marge have been reunited.
All my love to Bill and John.
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