Frederick Ivory was born December 17, 1963, in Marvell, Arkansas. He was the fifth of eight children born to the union of John Henry Ivory and Reola Gage-Ivory.

He was preceded in death by his mother Reola Gage-Ivory, John Henry Ivory, his brother Lacey Bernard Ivory and stepfather Leroy Fulsom.

He graduated from Paseo High School. He worked at various jobs as well as the Kansas City Star Newspaper. He is best described in a quote by his brother Anthony. "This is my brother, Frederick Ivory. In my youth, he was a giant. Naturally, he was tall and athletic. I used to watch him and study him. I learned my basketball shooting skills from him. I learned one of my most important lessons from him. If it's in a book, you can read it and learn it. He never said that to me instead he did it and I watched. As I grew away from Kansas City and rarely visited. I regret, I never got to chop it up with my Bruce Lee living brother." "Big Fred". He was a kind, loving, big-hearted, easy-going person who loved his family.

He leaves to cherish his memory sister Billie Martin-Rowell-Conner (Larry) -Kansas City, Missouri, brother Sylvester Ivory (Ossie)-Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sister Marilyn Ivory-Kansas City, Missouri, brother Victor Ivory-Kansas City, Missouri, sister Rachel Ivory-Kansas City, Missouri, brother Anthony Ivory (Dana)-Dallas, Texas, a host of nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, friends, and his extended family at Rockhill Manor.