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Obituary for Ivey


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday March 25, 1999

Bettye Irene Ivey, longtime resident of Albuquerque, passed away on March 21, 1999. Bettye was born in Chickamauga, GA on April 15, 1924 to Matthew and Irene Spearman. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Ivey and husband, Dean Reynolds of Rio Rancho and Vivian Ivey Jones and husband, Greg of Dallas, TX; her sister, Jane Terry of Rockledge, FL; her brother, Whitfield Spearman of Jacksonville, FL; and her four grandchildren, Erin Husher of Pembroke Pines, FL, Chris and Jeff Husher, and Brianne Reynolds of Rio Rancho. Before retiring she was employed as a legal assistant for 20 years for Suttin, Thayer & Browne in Albuquerque. She loved meeting regularly with a group that she affectionately called"her old neighborhood group." She loved to always be on the go and was very energetic. She did not like to stay at home. She was a member of the Rio Rancho Adult Presbyterian Church School Class and the Rio Rancho Presbyterian Church. A visitation is scheduled for Bettye on Thursday, March 25, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Rio Rancho Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 26, 11:00 a.m., at the Rio Rancho Presbyterian Church the The Rev. Kay Huggins officiating. Arrangements are under the care of Rio Rancho Funeral Home, 2400 Southern Blvd., 891-9192.


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