Barbara Jean Ivey

MRS. BARBARA IVEY, A CHERISHED RESIDENT OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, PEACEFULLY ENTERED INTO ETERNAL REST ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2026, AT THE AGE OF 74. BORN ON JULY 10, 1951, TO THE LATE MRS. ANNIE MAE MCBRIDE, BARBARA WAS A WOMAN OF STRENGTH, DEDICATION, AND WARMTH.

FOR MANY YEARS, BARBARA WAS A FAMILIAR AND HARDWORKING FACE AT BOTH MCG ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND THE HOLIDAY INN. SHE WAS WELL-KNOWN BY HER COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS FOR HER DILIGENCE, HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO HER WORK, AND THE KINDNESS SHE EXTENDED TO EVERYONE SHE MET.

IN HER LATER YEARS, SHE WAS TENDERLY CARED FOR BY HER DEVOTED CAREGIVER, JERVONNA MCBRIDE, WHOSE COMPASSION PROVIDED BARBARA WITH COMFORT AND PEACE.

A LEGACY OF LOVE

BARBARA'S GREATEST JOY WAS HER FAMILY. HER MEMORY WILL BE FOREVER TREASURED BY HER SEVEN SIBLINGS: FRANKLIN TOLBERT (DIANE), MARY FONNELL (RODNEY), CHARLOTTE MCBRIDE, VERNON MCBRIDE SR., SANDRA BRINSON (DEREK), KENNETH MCBRIDE (ELIZABETH), AND ANTHONY FREEMAN.

HER LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH HER CHILDREN: SHANITA IVEY TEMPLE (JERMAINE), ISAIAH FERGUSON III, AND NICHELL TOLBERT. SHE ALSO LEAVES BEHIND THREE ADORING GRANDCHILDREN WHO WERE THE LIGHTS OF HER LIFE: PAUL TOLBERT, SHAQUEREANA CAMPBELL, AND SHADERRIEYUS IVEY, AS WELL AS A HOST OF BELOVED NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS, AND DEAR FRIENDS.

BARBARA'S LIFE WAS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF FAMILY AND THE VALUE OF A HARD DAY'S WORK. SHE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN BY ALL WHO HAD THE HONOR OF KNOWING HER.