Sussex-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ingram, Guy B., 1999 

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GUY BRADFORD INGRAM 

  DENDRON - Guy Bradford Ingram, age 92, a resident of Dendron, entered into 
eternal rest on Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999, at Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, 
Suffolk.

  He leaves to cherish his fond memories, his wife of 74 years, Mary Mueller 
Ingram; two daughters, Rose Marie Slade, and her husband, Kenneth, and Dorothy 
Joan Presson, and her husband, Allie B.; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-
grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

  Guy was born on Oct. 4, 1906, in Dendron, the son of the late John and Mary 
King Ingram.  He moved to New Jersey at age 17 and while there met and married 
Mary Mueller.  The family moved back to Virginia in 1941 and Guy became 
employed at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. during World War II. 
He retired from the company in 1971 after 30 years of service.  He attended 
Dendron Baptist Church and the Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic 
Church in Wakefield.  He was a former member of the Blackwater Sportsman’s 
Club.  He loved fishing and spending time with his beloved wife and family.

  Father Carl DeSouza and Brian Benjamin will conduct the funeral on Tuesday, 
March 2, at 2 p.m. at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield.  Burial will be in 
Wakefield Cemetery.  A prayer vigil will be held at the funeral home on Monday 
evening at 6 p.m. followed by a time of family visitation.  Memorial donations 
may be made to Surry Volunteer Rescue Squad.

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Obituaries 

Guy Bradford Ingram 

  Guy Bradford Ingram, 92, a resident of Dendron, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999, 
at Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk. 

  He was employed by Newport News Shipbuilding during World War II and retired 
in 1971 after 30 years of service.  He attended Dendron Baptist Church and the 
Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church in Wakefield.  He was a 
former member of the Blackwater Sportsman s Club. 

  He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary King Ingram.  He is 
survived by his wife of 74 years, Mary Mueller Ingram; two daughters, Rose 
Marie Slade and her husband, Kenneth, and Dorothy Joan Presson and her husband 
Allie B.; 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. 

  Services were held Tuesday, March 2, at Purviance Funeral home, Wakefield, 
with Father Carl DeSouza and Brian Benjamin officiating.  Memorial donations 
may be made to the Surry Volunteer Rescue Squad. 


Guy Bradford INGRAM, of Dendron, retired from Newport News Shipbuilding, 
b. 4 Oct 1906, Dendron, Surry Co., d. 28 Feb 1999, Suffolk, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 2 Mar 1999, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Mar. 2, 1999, p. 15; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 80, No. 9, Mar. 3, 1999, p. 6, col. 1-2 

*Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His widow's obit ("Daily Press," Oct. 13, 2000, p. 31) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/i526m1ob.txt 


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