Bruce Ivy, 59, of Puryear, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
Bruce Ivy was born Saturday, January 30, 1965, in Linton, Indiana, to the late Billy Carroll Ivy and the late Sarah Rose Lowrance Ivy. Besides his parents, Bruce was also preceded in death by a brother: Bobby Lee “Little Bob” Ivy.
Bruce was a jack of all trades and master of none.
He had a heart as big as Texas.
Bruce is survived by daughters: Sarah Marie Margaret McBride Luci, of McKenzie; son: Bruce Allen Ivy, Jr., of McKenzie, Tennessee; sisters: Sarah Hilt, of Puryear, Tennessee, and Connie Highland, of Quincy, Illinois; brother: Billy John Ivy, of Buchanan, Tennessee; numerous grandchildren; nieces; nephews; cousins; some very special nieces and nephews: Brandy Allen Schmitz, Carol Rose Thompson, April Arnold, Faith Allen, and C.J. Allen; and special friend: Carolyn Hatcher.
His Celebration of Life will be from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Puryear Baptist Church Life Center at 10060 U.S. Hwy 641 in Puryear, with his memorial service beginning at 3:00 p.m.