Bobbie Smith Ivey

Bobbie Smith Ivey, 77, of Orange, died on May 12, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange.

Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 2PM at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Judge Keith Giblin of St. Paul’s Episcopal in Orange.

Visitation will be Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 1-2PM at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Anahuac, Texas, on December 25, 1936, she was the daughter of Harry Royce Smith and Lucile Aegeter. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, reading and practicing her needlework. She was also a long time member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry Royce Smith and Lucile Aegeter; and her husband, Jan L. Ivey.

She is survived by her daughters, Julie and husband Richard Allensworth of Orange, Kelly and husband Jimmy Salinas of Kingwood, and Shana and her husband Roger Lincecum of Orange; her grandchildren, Alyssa Allensworth, Brandon Allensworth, Andrea and her husband Branden Wolfe, and Carley Ferguson; great-grandchildren, Aaliyah Morris and Alaynna Morris; cousin, Jerry and wife Jo Smith of Houston; sister-in-law, Carol and husband Jim McCrae of Fredericksburg, and her furry best friend, Danielle.

Serving as pallbearers will be Richard Allensworth, Jimmy Salinas, Brandon Allensworth, Fred Ferguson, and Roger Lincecum.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Humane Society of SETX at 2050 Spindletop Ave, Beaumont, TX 77705, or St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Orange at 1401 W Park Ave, Orange, TX 77630.