Frances Ives Maready
October 19, 1930
August 26, 2022
Visitation
Monday, August 29, 2022 at 1:00 to 2:00
Kenansville Baptist Church, Kenansville
Funeral Service
Monday, August 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM
Kenansville Baptist Church, Kenansville
Interment
Will be private
Kenansville, NC
Frances Ives Maready, 91, passed away at home on Friday, August 26, 2022 surrounded by her loving children, Jay and Lucinda. She left this earthly life to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Frances was born on October 19, 1930 in Craven County, and was the daughter of the late Francis Hibbs Ives and Julia Louise Watson Ives. She was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Robert “Bob” Dunn Maready; her siblings, Henry Earl Ives, Marvin Ives, Mary Louise Ives Brown, Rachel Ives Powell and Patricia “Pat” Ann Ives Teachey. Surviving to cherish Frances’ memory are her devoted children, Jay B. Maready and wife Tiffany of Wilmington, Lucinda M. Crawford and husband John of Kenansville; grandchildren, Ives A. Maready of Raleigh and Ivana T. Maready of Wilmington; step grandchildren, Ian R. Crawford, wife Robin of Charleston, Aubrey C. Phillips and husband Austin of Charleston; step grandchildren, Colin, Chloe, Madison and Crawford.
Frances was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who dearly loved her family. Frances and her husband, Bob, had a plant nursery at their home in Wallace for many years. She was fond of saying, “Bob did the talking and I did the selling”. She enjoyed tending to her rose garden, cooking, taking walks and watching the birds visit her many birdfeeders.
Visitation and funeral services will be held on Monday, August 29, 2022 at Kenansville Baptist Church in Kenansville, NC with Aaron Smith, Senior Pastor, Kenansville Baptist Church and Powel Sykes, Senior Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Burlington, NC.
