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John McIver Obituary
John Kolb McIver, 89, accomplished and award-winning watercolor artist, passed away peacefully on November 10 in Raleigh, NC, after a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Robert Boyd McIver and Mrs. Ida Holmes McIver, and by John Thomas Ebert, his beloved partner of 49+ years. After John Ebert's passing in 2014 in Hickory, NC, John moved to Raleigh and was cared for by John Ebert's dear nephew, Tom Winton, and his wife Robin Gault-Winton, and was included in their family, with great support from her parents, James and Sandra Gault. Surviving John, in addition to those noted above, are numerous family and friends, most notably his loving sister Laurina 'Sister' McIver Utsey of Jacksonville/Amelia Island. A more comprehensive obituary will be sent to family and friends, along with an announcement of a gathering in Amelia Island in spring 2020 to remember and honor John's life. In lieu of flowers or other gifts, the family asks for memorials to be made in his name to the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Jacksonville and the Hickory Museum of Art.
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Sarah (Sally) Kolb Bruner
September 29, 2022
John and John became dear and close friends of mine when they lived in Evansville, Indiana. We shared interests in art, friends, nature, Soup Supper Gatherings at my home on a bend in the Ohio River, and the same name: Kolb. He called us cousins. We all loved his work and his gentle company. I don´t remember the year they left Evansville. I left in 1980-half a lifetime ago. I loved reading about him, even though it was his obituary. I just became 87, and reading about friends, living or not, is almost an event.
I did love my cousin, very much.
Sarah Kolb Bruner (formerly Robinson)
Melissa Holmes King
March 20, 2022
You were and continue to be an inspiration and will never be forgotten.
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