Ivy Gaynell Abrams

Ivy Gaynell Abrams was born on July 21, 1955, in Miami, Florida, at Mount Sinai Hospital to John and Bernice Crooms Ford.

She worked at Avis Rental Car and later as a dietary cook at Winn-Dixie. Ivy accepted Christ at an early age and rededicated her life to Christ in 2015. She was a member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church.

Ivy was preceded in death by her son, Alphonso “Pop Liquor” Abrams; mother, Bernice Crooms Ford; and brother, Andrew Ford.

Ivy departed this life on Friday, September 18, 2026, in Sumter, South Carolina.

Ivy leaves to cherish her memory her daughters, Stacey Abrams and Janee Johnson; sisters, Yvette Ford, Lynette Mondelus, and Caresse Ford; brother, Harlen Ford; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and many other loving family members and friends.