Lovingly written by the family:
Columbus, KS — Ivalena (Ivy) Bacon passed away June 30, 2022, peacefully in her sleep. She was 49 at the time of her passing. Ivalena was born in Kansas City, Missouri on December 23, 1972. She had been sick for a long while with many health issues.
Ivalena wouldn’t want us to cry over her, but instead, celebrate her life and continue living in her memory. Her friends knew her by “Ivy”. She was loved by many over the years. Ivalena had a heart of gold, as she helped many others in need. She had a dream to one day start an animal rescue in order to help troubled youth. She had a love for most animals; however, she hated snakes and spiders. Ivalena met her husband of 20 years on a chat program called paltalk. Like any marriage, they had their good and bad times. Ivalena and Daniel just celebrated their 20th anniversary on February 9th.
Ivalena was preceded in death by her mother and the person she called “Dad”, Bobbie and James Smith, her biological father, Otto Brown, her brothers, William (Bill) Trosper, and Marvin Ladewig, her grandparents, Marvin and Mary Jo Wood, as well as her uncle, Paul Wood and her niece Crystal Bowen.
Ivalena is survived by her husband, Daniel Bacon of Columbus, Kansas, her daughter, Jessica Munsell of Brownwood, Texas, daughter, Amanda Guitteye of Brownwood, Texas, her four grandbabies, Brayden, Karya, Wesley and Jillyan of Texas, her brother John Trosper of San Saba, Texas, her sister Sandra Brown of Brownwood, Texas, sister Luann Pino of California, her brother, Don Brown of Fernley, Nevada, sister Sanna Hafey-Warren of Portland, Oregon and many nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, sister-and brothers-in-law.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at 10:00 AM at the Ozark Memorial Park Crematory air-chapel, 415 N. St. Louis Ave. in Joplin. Chaplain Dave with Avalon Hospice along with his wife and chaplain as well as Chaplain Johnny will be overseeing the memorial service.
All that knew her are welcome to attend to pay their respects.
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Daniel, you and Ivy’s entire family are in our thoughts and prayers. I know friends are important. So they, too, are included in our careing. Peace, Francis & Edith Funk
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Hi there up in heaven baby hard to believe you’re actually gone thank you babe for getting on a chat program called paltalk and coming into my life hard to believe we made it 20 years when so many people didn’t think we would make it this long you were my my best friend and wife as well as my partner in crime thank you babe for giving me two beautiful step daughter’s and four awesome grand babies until we meet up again one day up in heaven I’ll always love you babe and miss you
My thoughts and paryers go out to the family. I pray for God to be with each and every person, to give everyone comfort, strength and peace thst surpasses all understanding.
I knew Ivy as, “Ivalena”, growing up in elementary school. She was a very sweet, kind hearted person. I look back on that time of my life fondly with memories of our time shared in the classroom and the little bit of time we shared outside of it. She was the type of friend that anyone be proud to have.
I love you momma! RIP. Tell mema and papa and everyone else hi for me.
We hadn’t spend much time together. But I was lucky enough to get to know her over the last 3 years, Ivy and spend time on the phone and FaceTime talking. Ivy was truly special person she would make me laugh with the stories she would tell me. I know life wasn’t easy for her but she made the best out of it🌸. I’m so sad to hear she is gone and now resting peaceful. I’m sending my deepest sympathy to her husband and two beautiful daughter’s and grandchildren. ❤️
Ivy Thank you for contacting me.❤️ Rest In Peace🌺
Love Luann
Love you baby and miss you a lot I can still smell your body wash and your perfume I miss you asking for something cold to drink until we meet again up in heaven I will never forget you love you my angel
You never know, when someone steps into your reality, just how monumentally they’ll impact your life. With a heart of gold that was full of love, Ivy’s impact was huge and undeniable. Even when money was tight, Ivy never failed to reach out and help others who desperately needed acceptance or a soft place to land. She was quick to forgive and just as quick to give an extra dose of love. In a fast-moving, ever-changing world, Ivy was a constant… someone you could always count on to be herself and be there for you when you needed her most. When she agreed to join the craziness that was our family twenty years ago, she helped to make us better people… by reminding us to give when giving hurt, to love when it hurt even more, and to laugh when we least felt like laughing. Thank you, Ivalena Jane. You will be missed.
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