News Story:  O. C. Ivey Family

Contributed by Brenda Scott Hines
April 2011

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The Bronte Enterprise, September 3, 1964 {Historical and Progress Edition}

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               O. C. Ivey Family Came in 1903

The ten children of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Ivey gathered November 11, 1951, 
at the Ivy home, here, to celebrate the 64th anniversary of their parents.  
They were Paul, Ernest, Cumbie, Tootsie (W. W.), Bryan, Earl, Ray, Jeff and 
Homer Ivey and the only daughter, Mrs. W. O. (Ora) Eubanks.
 
Less than two weeks after the anniversary celebration, Mrs. Ivey died suddenly 
on November 20, 1951, of a heart attack.  She was 82 years old at the time.  
Mr. Ivey lived to be 90 years of age and died Aug. 4, 1958 after several months 
illness.
 
Mr. Ivey was born April 17, 1866, in Georgia and came to Texas at the age of 3 
with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Cape Ivey.  In 1887 he was married to 
Elizabeth Jones and they came to Bronte to make their home in 1903.  The family 
farmed north of town until 1943 when Mr. Ivey retired from farm work and moved 
to town.

Mr. Ivey studied and practiced as a veterinarian for many years although he never 
received a diploma.  For a long time he was the only "veterinarian" in the Bronte 
area.  He was a deputy sheriff of Coke County from 1918 to 1922.  He served as 
deputy under Hawley Allen, then Coke County sheriff.  He was also a pioneer in fruit 
growing in this area.

Several of the Ivey children also died since that time.  A grandson, Jack Ivey, said 
recently that on the day of their 64th celebration, most all of the grandchildren were 
here, too. He said he didn't know how many, but there must have been over a 100 in all.


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