Martha Lucille Williams Ivey, age 96, of Grand Bay, Alabama, passed away on March 12, 2026 at her residence. She was born on January 25, 1930, in Carrollton, the daughter of the late Charles Monroe Williams and Clastelle Horsley Williams.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William Stanley Ivey, her sisters, Barbara Gibson, Billie Brittain, Hazel Jacobs, Pat Vaughn, Aliece Smith, and Clara Williams; brothers, Delmer Williams and Dudley Williams; and her sons, Keith Ivey and Bobby Ivey.

Survivors include her children, Jean Stewart of Raleigh, North Carolina and Ron Ivey of Grand Bay, Alabama; grandchildren, John Stewart, Dean Ivey, Chris Ivey, Shawnna Ramm (Jason), and Victoria Schuster (Billy); great-grandchildren, Tiffany Ramm, Zaccary Ramm, and Taylor Nix; and a brother-in-law, Donald Brittain.

The family will receive friends on Monday, March 16, 2026 from 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm at the funeral home.

Services will be conducted on Monday, March 16, 2026 at 1:00 pm from the Chapel of Hightower Funeral Home with Rev. Donald Stevens officiating. Dean Ivey, John Stewart, and Dan Brittain will serve as pallbearers.

Interment will follow in Center Point Cemetery.