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Alfred (Al) Lovered Vernon Ingram, Sr., Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (retired), age 88, a native of Memphis, TN and a resident of Albuquerque since 1970, died Friday, August 20, 2010. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred Lovered Vinon Ingram and Louise Elizabeth Snowden Ingram of Memphis, TN; two sisters, Anna Lucy Ingram Harrison, Coffeeville, MS and Minnie Louise Ingram Hutchinson, Kensington, MD; and daughter, Judith Lee Ingram Thomas of Minden, NV. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mary Frances Jacobs Ingram of the home; two daughters, Patricia Dianne Ingram and Mary Louise Ingram Taylor of Albuquerque; three sons, Captain, U.S. Navy (retired), A.L.Vernon. Ingram, Jr. and wife, Linda Jean Decker Ingram of Woodbridge, VA, John Steven Ingram of Memphis, and David Allan Ingram and wife, Yvonne Marie Martinez Ingram of Albuquerque; two granddaughters, Kristen Michelle Ingram Blair and husband, Sean Michael Blair, and their daughter, Alyssa Quinn Blair, of Gainesville, VA, and Jill Elaine Ingram Maurer and husband, Captain, U.S. Army, Daniel David Maurer and their daughter, Abigail (Abby) McKenna Maurer and sons, Jake Daniel Maurer and Alexander Finn Maurer of Woodbridge, VA; seven grandsons, Joseph Louis Ness of Lake Oswego, OR, Lawrence (Larry) Steven Ness and wife, Eileen (Ellie) Mary Wallenta Ness of Aptos, CA, Colin John Masterson of Galisteo, NM, Daniel (Dan) Vernon Ingram and wife, Michelle Marie Griffis Ingram, their two daughters, Ashley Marie Ingram and Emily Mae Ingram, and son, Ryan Daniel Ingram of Haymarket, VA, Benjamin (Ben) Travis Meadows-Ingram of Brooklyn, NY, Justin Barrett Taylor and wife, Janeka Elissa Childs Taylor and their son, Jackson (Jackie) Barrett Taylor of Denver, CO, and Joshua Ingram Taylor of Boulder, CO; sister, Lillian Elise (Dollie) Ingram Eoff of Memphis, TN; brother-in-law, Reverend Herman Edmond Jacobs and wife, Betty June Young Jacobs of Franklin, TN; and sister-in-law, Vivian Lorena Jacobs Herrington of Memphis, TN. Colonel Ingram was studying toward a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tennessee in 1941 when WWII erupted. Two important life events occurred in 1942: He married Mary Frances Jacobs, his high school and church sweetheart, and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. In the Corps, after training and serving as an Aviation Electronics Technician and advancing in rank to a Staff Non-Commissioned Officer, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve. After release from WWII active duty in 1946, he returned to Academia and received a B.A. Degree from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN; M.A. Degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN; and taught economic and business administration courses at the Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. He then returned to Vanderbilt and was studying toward a Doctorate in economics and becoming a college professor when recalled to active Marine Corps duty for the Korean Conflict. During recall service, and after prayer and deliberation, he accepted a regular commission, and became a career Marine Officer. Overall, he served 28 years in the U.S. Marine Corps with duties including: WWII Combat Engineer in the Pacific Ocean area and Occupation Peacekeeping Duty in Mainland China and Japan. Post-WWII duties included: Infantry Commander and Instructor, Training Manual Author and Editor, Advisor to the Korean Marine Corps, Computer Data Systems Design and Development for both the U.S. Marine Corps and National Military Command Center (JCS) in Washington, DC, and inspecting Marine Corps Commands worldwide. After retirement in 1970, Colonel Ingram was affiliated with the University of New Mexico Data Processing Center for six years. In 1979, he and Mary Frances volunteered for missionary service with the Foreign (now "International") Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention and served eleven years in six different countries: Philippine Islands, Zimbabwe, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Spain and Ecuador. He was an active and faithful member of both the First Baptist and Del Norte Baptist Churches in Albuquerque. Friends are invited to visit with the family at French - University Chapel, Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. A "Celebration of Life" service will commence Thursday, August 26, 2010, 10:30 a.m., at Del Norte Baptist Church, 5800 Montgomery Blvd. NE in Albuquerque with Dr. Robert E. Myers and Reverends David Red and Kevin Warner officiating. Interment will follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery with Military Rites. Fellow Deacons of Del Norte Baptist Church will be honorary pallbearers. In his memory, contributions may be made to: International Mission Board, SBC-P.O. Box 6767, Richmond, VA 23230-0767. Please visit our online guestbook for Colonel Ingram at: www.RememberTheirStory.com. French 1111 University Blvd. NE. (505) 843-6333
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