Gregory 'Greg'
Anthony Ingram Sr.
Decatur
Funeral service for Gregory "Greg" Anthony Ingram Sr. will be 11 a.m., today, May 9, 2011, at Macedonia Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America with the Reverend Dr. G. Lynne Herring officiating and burial will follow in Decatur City Cemetery. The body will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral service. Public viewing will be today from 2-6 at the Reynolds Funeral Home.
Gregory "Greg" Anthony Ingram Sr. was born January 2, 1951, in the Cedar Lake community of Decatur. He was the son of the late Marvin Earl Parker of Cleveland, Ohio and Eudora Ingram Ayers. Mr. Ingram departed this life on May 3, 2011, in Gary, Ind. in a traffic accident.
Greg attended Austin High School and was a Veteran of the United States Army. Greg devoted his life to Christ at an early age at the Apostolic Church of God in Christ and maintained a close relationship with the Lord throughout his life. Greg had a love for music and spent time playing the keyboard and piano, but had a love and passion for playing the guitar. He was married for 18 years to Arleen McFall Ingram of Atlanta, Ga. He was employed as a driver for Western Express Trucking Company. Greg touched the lives of many, and most will remember him for his generosity and with his caring heart. He was a praying Christian of great faith and made sure all of his family knew the Lord. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Phillip Jerome Ayers.
Greg leaves cherished memories with his children, Jessica Ingram Anderson (Rudolph II) of Meridianville, Gregory "Anthony" Ingram Jr. (Angela Cobb ) of Fayetteville, N.C., Jeremy D. Ingram of Atlanta, Ga., Jacqueline "Jackie" Ingram of Decatur, Jennifer Ingram Brantley (Deonte ) of Birmingham, Jamie Collier, Angela Brown, both of Decatur, and Stanley Freeman of Hartselle; brothers, Gerald Ayers of Decatur; and sisters, Judith "Renee" Matthews of Madison, Bullah "Billie" Strowder of Lilburn, Ga. and Joella Davis of Cleveland, Ohio. He was a loving and devoted father to eight grandchildren and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends who will miss him dearly.
This obituary was originally published in the Decatur Daily.
