Joseph Lacy Ivey

Joseph Lacy Ivey obituary, Sumter, SC

Joseph Lacy Ivey

Joseph Ivey Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium on Oct. 21, 2025.

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Joseph Lacy Ivey, 81, husband of Bonnie Jean Fisher Ivey, died Saturday, October 18, 2025, at his home.
Born September 9, 1944, in Lumberton, NC, he was a son of the late Jasper Ivey and the late Fannie Edwards Ivey. He retired from Gold Kist.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years; five children, Michael Fisher (Julie), Linda Feagin (James), Christine Fricke (Leonard), Marcelle Ivey, and Joseph Ivey, Jr. (Cynthia); 12 grandchildren, Susan Fisher, Mandy Fisher, Jessie Fisher, Craig Till, Corbett Feagin, Brandon Feagin, William Fricke, Daniel Fricke, Alice Fricke, Daren Ivey, Shelbi Odom, and Tiffany Johnson; 26 great-grandchildren, and three brothers, Charles Ivey, Roland Ivey, and James Ivey.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Jonathan Till; and four brothers.
Services will be private.

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