Ira Van Colvin, 73McMinnville resident and Lauderdale County native Ira Van Colvin, 73, was born Dec. 9, 1937 and died May 25 at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. A farmer and brick mason, he was an Eagle Scout and high school athlete. He graduated Ripley High School and attend McNeese State University in Louisiana where he played scholarship football and boxed.