Bennie L. Ingram
March 20th, 1921 - April 26th, 2003
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Bennie's Obituary
Bennie "Lefty" Ingram, 82, of Sodus, MI died on Saturday,
April 26, 2003, at Lakeland Hospital, St. Joseph.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., with a
Celebration of Life Service at 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, at
Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd.,
St. Joseph. Cremation will follow. Friends wishing to send a
condolence message or sign the Guestbook online may do so
at www.starks-menchinger.com
Mr. Ingram was born March 20, 1921 in Summit Arkansas to
William & Nora (Landers) Ingram. After his father's death,
the family moved to Newark, Arkansas where he resided until
1950 when he moved to this area. He was an army veteran of
World War II and retired from Auto Specialties in 1981.
Mr. Ingram is survived by his wife, Trudy (Washburn) whom
he married on December 23, 1974; his children, Jerry
(Sarah) Ingram, of Stevensville, Sandra Ingram of St. Joseph,
and Donna (Al) Rutledge, of Watervliet; 6 grandchildren; 1
great-grandchild; step-children, Scott (Kathryn) Findlay of
Benton Harbor, Pauline (Dennis) Monte of Riverside; 4
step-grandchildren and 7 step-great-grandchildren. He also leaves
to cherish his memory his sisters, Ida Burge and Inez
Langston of St. Joseph, and Margaret Haney of South
Carolina.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers,
James, Russell, and Billy; 2 sisters, Zelda Moxley and Marie
Tapp; and step-son Cary-lee Findlay.
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