Rock Hill, SC – Mr. Charlton Bidwell “Bud” Ivey, Jr., 76, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 12 noon at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1320 India Hook Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732. The family will receive friends following the service in the Anne Burns Sanford Parlor.
A native of Rock Hill, Bud was the son of the late Charlton Bidwell Ivey, Sr. and the late Virginia Campbell Ivey. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina where he played baseball. Bud was a United States Navy veteran and served at the Pentagon during the Vietnam war. He was very proud that he was a member of the Navy choir and played baseball while serving. After retirement, Bud worked as a bailiff in the York County Judicial system for 12 years. He was an avid reader and a proud Carolina Gamecock fan.
Bud is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Mary Davis Ivey; his siblings, Elizabeth Ivey Smith (David), James Frederick Ivey (Andrea) and Ann Kathryn Bosdell (Franklin) and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Bud was preceded in death by his daughter, Anna Lyle Ivey.
Memorials may be made in Mr. Ivey’s name to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1320 India Hook Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732 or to the Hurricane Helene Relief, c/o American Red Cross www.redcross.org.
Condolences may be made to the Ivey family at www.greenefuneralhome.net.