Iva Lee House

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Cleburne Township, Phillips County, Arkansas; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 6, living on Southland Road, Cleburne Township, Phillips County, Arkansas with her parents.
• Census: 1940, Searcy, Searcy County, Arkansas; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 17, living in Searcy, Searcy County, Arkansas. Her name is listed as Ivory Lee.
• 1st Marriage: say 1942; Her first marriage was to William Maxey. Issue: 1. Larry Thomas Maxey 2. David Henry Maxey 3. Joseph Charles Maxey 4. Winifred Virginia Maxey 5. Mary Jean Maxey 6. Eleanor Kay Maxey
• Moved to: Abt 1944, California; About 1944, she moved to California.
• Residence: 1957, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California; She is listed in the 1957 San Luis Obispo, California, City Directory.
• Residence: 1963, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California; She is listed in the 1963 San Luis Obispo County, California, City Directory.
• Moved to: 1992, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas; In 1992, she moved to Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas.
• Obituary: 16 Sep 2002; IVA L. DELVEY Funeral services for Iva L. Delvey, 79, of Helena, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at the Springlake Missionary Baptist Church in Southland. The Rev. T.P. Taylor will officiate. Burial will be at the Springlake Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Jackson and Highley Funeral Home in West Helena. Delvey was born July 12, 1923, to the late Fannie Lee and Charlie Henry House in the Southland Community of Phillips County. She died Sept. 13, 2002 at Helena Regional Medical Center. She accepted Christ at the age of 10 and her faith in Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior kept her steadfast throughout her entire life. She was married to William Maxey and six children were born to their union. She later married David Delvey and to their union four children were born. She dedicated her life to her husband, children and friends. She exhibited her many creative talents through her poetry, writing, sewing, drawing, gardening and cooking until her health failed. She left her home in Arkansas to live in California, where she lived for 48 years. She returned to her roots in 1992 and resided in Helena until her death. She leaves to cherish her memories her husband of 46 years, David Delvey, six sons and their families, Larry Thomas Maxey, David Henry Maxey, Joseph Charles Maxey, Edward Carl Delvey, James Ernest Delvey and wife Patti, Michael Floyd Delvey and wife Sylvia; four daughters and their families, Winifred Virginia Maxey, Mary Jean Maxey-Valber, Eleanor Kay Maxey-Tappan, and Alice Susan Delvey Williams and husband Jay, sixteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Jackson and Highley Funeral Home in West Helena will direct services. Published by the Daily World, The (Helena, West Helena, AR) - Monday, September 16, 2002
• Last Full Review: 12 Sep 2020

Notes:

Died:
She died at the Helena Regional Medical Center.

Iva married David Ernest Delvey on 9 Dec 1955 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California. David (son of Ernest Spear Delvey and Ada Alice Harlan) was born on 19 Dec 1926 in Salinas, Monterey County, California; died on 11 Jan 2008 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edward Carl Delvey
2. James Ernest Delvey was born on 24 Aug 1956 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California; died on 15 Jan 2021 in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California.
3. Michael Floyd Delvey
4. Alice Susan Delvey

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Cleburne Township, Phillips County, Arkansas; : 40; Address:
• Census: 1940, Searcy, Searcy County, Arkansas; : 50

Notes:

Census:
He was a cotton farmer.

Census:
He was a laborer.

Charles married Fannie Lee. Fannie was born about 1891 in Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Cleburne Township, Phillips County, Arkansas; : 39; Address:
• Census: 1940, Searcy, Searcy County, Arkansas; : 49

Notes:

Census:
She was an unpaid farm laborer on a the family cotton farm.