Obituary for the Rev. Willis Ingle of Washington Co, VA
Ref: United Methodist Publishing House, Personnel Services Division,
Nashville TN 37202.
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Mary Lou Wardlaw
tommielouwardlaw@earthlink.net

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"Rev. WILLIS INGLE was born in the state of Virginia, as nearly as we
can learn about the year 1798.  In early life he was converted to God,
and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, was licensed to preach when
comparatively a young man, and for nearly forty years was engaged in
preaching the Gospel of Christ.  For the first several years he served
the church as a local preacher with great acceptability and usefulness.
About 1838 or 1840 he joined the Holston Annual Conference, and
continued in the traveling connection until the day of his death which
occurred October 29, 1867.  Brother Ingle was an excellent preacher, and
faithful in the performance of all the duties of his high and holy
calling.  He was one of the best revival preachers and large numbers
were converted under his ministry.  It is due to the memory of our
departed brother to say that through life he was opposed to African
slavery, and was always devoted to the doctrines and discipline of the
Methodist Episcopal Church as given to us by the 'fathers of American
Methodism'.
"At the outbreak of the rebellion brother Ingle was living in Virginia.
He was a firm believer in the doctrines of the Declaration of
Independence, and one of the faithful among the many faithless to the
cause of government.  At the organization of our Conference here Brother
Ingle was one of the first to unite with us, and remained with us, doing
efficient service until the master said, 'It is enough: come up
higher'."