Ford McHenry Ivey

June 8, 1948 ~ March 20, 2021
Born in:
Honolulu, HI
Resided in:
Swannanoa, NC
Ford McHenry Ivey, 72, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021, at his home.
Ford was born June 8, 1948, in Honolulu, HI, to the late Ford Audrian Ivey and Nellie Laverne Crawford Ivey.
Mr. Ivey lived most of his life in Texas, graduating from high school in San Antonio, and then attending The University of Texas. He served our country in the US Army. His professional career was spent as an inventor and game designer.
Surviving is his wife, Dr. Sidney Fortner Fisher; daughter, Kathryn Ivey Burns and her husband, Tristan Roger Burns of North Adams, MA; son, Brian Joseph Ivey and his wife, Caitlin Mulhare Ivey, of Gainesville, VA, and their son, Lucas Brian Ivey; son, Ford Joshua Ivey and his wife, Diamond Ivey of Nashua, NH; sister, Janis Vae Norton and her husband, Alan Norton, of Buda, TX, and brother, James Edward Ivey and his wife, Lee Goodwin, of Santa Fe, NM.
Private family burial will be held at the Western Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery In Black Mountain.
Services
Funeral Home Assisting The Family:
Groce Funeral Home on Tunnel Road
856 Tunnel Rd.
Asheville, NC 28805
(828)299-4416
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com

We went to different high schools together. Then his dream made me a bard.
Rest Well my friend,
You brought so much into other’s lives.
You will be missed but not forgotten.
Fords vision led to the creation of my community in GA. His life’s positive impact on tens of thousands of people in the southeast is overwhelming. May his memory be a blessing.
Rest well my friend, you will be sorely missed by many!
The light you lit will forever shine bringing joy and fun to many,
long after we have all joined you on the other side!
Keep the fire lit and the door to the tavern open for us!
I hadn’t known Ford a long, long time, but my husband Andy has. Ford was an awesome man. Larger than life. I loved working with him on Osiris Sanction and playing ‘The Isles’ (which I still do). He was a dreamer who put his dreams into action. I respect that so much. Sleep well, Ford. You have spawned Larps that have given me and my friends so many awesome stories. Thank you.