Ivey Atavy Turley

Ivey Atavy Turley, 97, of Charleston, South Carolina entered into eternal rest Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Her Funeral Service will be held Monday, May 5, 2025 in the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 405 King Street at 11:00 am. Entombment will follow at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, 1308 Mathis Ferry Road. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Mount Pleasant Chapel.

Ivey was born August 10, 1927 in Charleston, SC, daughter of the late Williams Lawless Mitchum and the late Theresa Driggers Mitchum. Ivey was married to the late Gerald Gregor Turley for over 58 years. They enjoyed their home in Mt. Pleasant and working in the yard together. They enjoyed dancing and won several ballroom dancing awards. She was a loving mother to the late Gerald Gregor Turley II and Mark Allen Turley and a wonderful grandmother to Mark Alexander Turley. She was a member of Saint Mathew’s Lutheran Church in Charleston, SC. She was a cosmetologist with London Hair in Mt. Pleasant, SC for over two decades. She became quite an artist in her later years.

She is survived by her son, Mark Allen Turley (Vicki) of Greer, SC; grandson, Mark Alexander Turley; siblings: Silvine Patierno of Charleston, SC, Faye Bolin of Ridgeville, SC, Thad Mitchum (Sylvia) of Charleston, SC; and many loved nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Gerald Gregor Turley, II; and siblings: Burnett William Mitchum, Gladys Jeanette Cade, Annie Elise Williams, Hugh Tupper Mitchum, and Inez Theresa Locke.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 405 King Street Charleston, SC 29403.

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