Richard Truman Ivy

Age 89, passed away at home on November 4, 2019, after battling several diseases for a number of years. Richard was born in Newton. KS, the son of Ray Ivy, Sr. And Merle (Forrest) Ivy, but shortly thereafter their home was in Wichita, KS. He had one brother, Ray Ivy, Jr. He graduated from Wichita High School East in 1948 and then attended WU for two years before joining the Navy, serving from 1951-1955. He served on the USS Union AKA 106 and this ship made 5 round trips from the USA to Korea and Japan during that 4 years. The most frightening thing that happened was surviving a typhoon with 40' waves, and even though all anchors were aweigh they were dragged about 20 miles. After he was discharged from the Navy he returned to Wichita and soon met the love of his life, Carmen Wilson, from the Wilmore/Coldwater, KS area. They were married in 1956 and celebrated 63 years together. They have one daughter, Kim Ivy. He finished his college years, graduating from WU in 1959 with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. He was employed by KG&E for 33 years, the last 17 years as Director of Purchasing and Stores. After his retirement from KG&E Richard and Carmen spent 23 years living in Kimberling City, MO, enjoying the beauty of the Ozarks. They then returned to Wichita in 2015. He is survived by his wife, Carmen, and daughter, Kim, many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. at Antioch Christian Church, 3741 W. 15th St., Wichita, followed by interment at Resthaven Cemetery, 11800 W. Kellogg, in Wichita. A special thank you to Amedisys Hospice for their wonderful care and handling everything in such a professional manner. Funeral services under the direction of Advantage Funeral and Cremations, 4408 W. Central Wichita, KS. 67209.