Lina Mathilde 'Hilde' Ivey, age 88, of Fayetteville, N.C. passed away peacefully on Tuesday (12/5/2023) at her home with her family by her side. She was born on April 7, 1935 in Büdingen, Germany the daughter of the late Willie and Mathilde Roessler. Early in the 1950's when she was 18 years-old she met and fell in love with William Ivey, a young American Soldier stationed in Germany at the time. They married on May 29, 1954 in Büdingen and together they returned to the United States to begin their family. Their first child, a son, was born in 1956. They would have five more children; three more sons and two daughters. She lovingly maintained the home front and cared for the children while supporting her husband's advancing military career. There were many military reassignments and family moves; to Georgia, to Maryland, back to Germany, and her husband's long absences during tours in Vietnam and other military missions before they finally settled in Fayetteville in 1972.  Hilde was preceded in death by her beloved brothers, Karl and Eberhardt Roessler from Germany, and two of her sons; Ronald Edward Ivey of Stubenville, Ohio and Raymond Karl Ivey of Willow Springs, N.C. She leaves behind her loving husband of 73 years, William Dennis Ivey Sr.; her sister, Sieglinde Nadolny of Berlin, Germany; four children: William Dennis Ivey Jr. of Fayetteville, Carol Ivey Benton of Pinehurst, N.C., Jeannine Michelle Harrison of Fuquay Varina, N.C., and Michael Patrick Ivey of Bakersfield, Calif.; eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. The family will receive friends on Friday (12/8/2023) from 1:00-4:00 pm at Smith Funeral Home, 201 First St., Broadway, NC. Funeral services and internment will be held at 12:00 P.M. Saturday December 9, 2023 at Olive Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, 600 New Hill Olive Chapel Rd, Apex, NC. Anyone wishing to send flowers may send them to Smith Funeral Home at 201 1st Street, Broadway N.C.  Online condolences can be made at www.smithfuneralhomebroadway.com