Cynthia Ivory

OBITUARY CYNTHIA (CYN) DELORES IVORY MARCH 5, 1958- MAY 10, 2024CYNTHIA DELORES IVORY WAS BORN ON MARCH 5, 1958 IN WINDER, GA. SHE WAS THE FOURTH OF SIX CHILDREN BORN TO THE LATE JAMES EDWARD IVORY, SR AND LULA MAE LESTER IVORY.

SHE LEAVES BEHIND TWO SISTERS – TWYNETTE IVORY (SPENCER) AND DEBORAH (HAYES) NORRIS; THREE BROTHERS – JAMES EDWARD, JR (GLADYS) IVORY, KENNETH DOUGLAS (GILDA) IVORY AND ROBERT STEVE (JANICE) IVORY. AND A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS AND FRIENDS.

CYNTHIA ACCEPTED CHRIST AT AN EARLY AGE JOINING THE PARADISE A.M.E. CHURCH WHERE SHE SERVED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SHE LATER JOINED THE CHRISTIAN WORSHIP CENTER UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PASTOR SHARON MCDANIEL MILLER. PASTOR MILLER AND HER SON, DANIEL, WERE LIKE A SECOND FAMILY WHERE SHE BECAME A SISTER, BEST FRIEND, AND MENTOR. AND DANIEL A BONUS NEPHEW CALLING HER AUNTIE.

SHE WAS EDUCATED IN THE JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM GRADUATING FROM JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE GIRLS’  BASKETBALL TEAM.

CYNTHIA HAD A STELLAR WORK ETHIC BEING EMPLOYED AT WAYNE’S FARMS FOR 36 YEARS WHERE SHE EXCELLED TO SUPPLY MANAGER RETIRING IN APRIL OF 2020. AFTER RETIREMENT CYN ENJOYED TRAVELING, SHOPPING AND BEING PASTOR MILLER’S FISHING ASSISTANT, DECIDING WHETHER TO THROW IT IN THE BUCKET OR THROW IT BACK!

HAVING NEVER MET A STRANGER, CYN TOUCHED THE LIVES OF MANY. HER UNTIMELY DEATH CAME AS A SHOCK TO HER FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, GOD SPOKE CALLING HER TO HER HEAVENLY HOME. HER EARTHLY JOURNEY IS OVER BUT SHE WILL BE SORELY MISSED.

AS A FAMILY, WE PRAYFULLY HOPE THAT WE CAN FIND SOME PEACE IN KNOWING THAT SHE IS DONE WITH THE TROUBLES OF THIS OLD WORLD; MAY SHE REST IN PEACE AND HER MEMORY BE A BLESSING.