Iva Lee House

1923 - 2002  (79 years)

• Name	Iva Lee House
  	In the 1940 Census, her name is listed as Ivory Lee. [2]
  Born	12 Jul 1923	Southland, Phillips County, Arkansas   [4, 5, 8, 9]
  Census	1930	Cleburne Township, Phillips County, Arkansas   [1]
  Age: 6
  Address: Southland Road
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Census	1940	Searcy, Searcy County, Arkansas   [2]
  Age: 17
  Married to	say 1942  [5]
  (1) 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   [5]
  Residence	1957	San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California   [6]
  Residence	1963	San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California   [7]
  Moved to	1992	Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas   [5]
  Died	12 Sep 2002	Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas   [4, 5]
  Agency: Helena Regional Medical Center
  Obituary	16 Sep 2002  [5]
  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
  Buried	18 Sep 2002	Spring Lake Cemetery, Phillips County, Arkansas   [5, 9]
  Person ID	I4444	| Spouse of a Delvee
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles Henry House,   b. Abt 1890, Alabama
  Mother	Fannie Lee,   b. Abt 1891, Alabama
  Family ID	F3583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David Ernest Delvey,   b. 19 Dec 1926, Salinas, Monterey County, California ,   d. 11 Jan 2008, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California  (Age 81 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1955	San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California   [3, 4, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	She was 32 years - He was 29 years
  Children	4 children
  1. Edward Carl Delvey + 2. James Ernest Delvey + 3. Michael Floyd Delvey + 4. Alice Susan Delvey
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2020
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jul 1923 - Southland, Phillips County, Arkansas Census - Age: 6,Address: Southland Road - 1930 - Cleburne Township, Phillips County, Arkansas Census - Age: 17 - 1940 - Searcy, Searcy County, Arkansas Moved to - Abt 1944 - California Married - 9 Dec 1955 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California Residence - 1957 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California Residence - 1963 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California Moved to - 1992 - Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas Died - Agency: Helena Regional Medical Center - 12 Sep 2002 - Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas Buried - 18 Sep 2002 - Spring Lake Cemetery, Phillips County, Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Primary Source. Year: 1930; Census Place: Clebume, Phillips, Arkansas; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2339822 [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Primary Source. Year: 1940; Census Place: Searcy, Phillips, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00161; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 54-29A [S984] California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Secondary Source. Marriage of David E Delvey and Iva L Howse [S241] Delvey, Floyd Maynard. letter: 2000-05-20, (Letter to Robert Roy, 20 May 2000), Tertiary Source. [S1396] Obituary of Iva L. Delvey, (Helena, Arkansas: Daily World, 16 September 2002), Primary Source. [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Primary Source. San Luis Obispo, California, City Directory, 1957 [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Primary Source. San Luis Obispo County, California, City Directory, 1963 [S281] Young, Helen M. Letter: 2000-07-26, (Santa Rosa, California: Letter to Robert Roy, 26 July 2000), Tertiary Source. [S430] Young, Helen Delvey. The Descendants of Gilbert and Clara (Cushman) Maynard, 2004 Revision , (Santa Rosa, California: manuscript, 6 July 2004), Secondary Source.