Rickey Ingram Obituary
Rickey Leigh Ingram, 71, of North Dinwiddie, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Born in Petersburg, Virginia on February 16, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Ralph B. Cothron and Virginia Faison Cothron. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Frances “Frankie” Cothron and Ralph W. Cothron.
Rickey was a longtime, faithful member of Western Heights Baptist Church in N. Dinwiddie, where she taught Sunday School for many years. She was a big animal lover and loved her sweet dog, Koal. Rickey loved to spend time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-granddaughters, who were the light of her life.
She is survived by her loving husband, Robert W. Ingram; daughter, Dawn Twombly (Wallace); grandchildren, Jennifer Tucker (Louis Jr.), Robert Bish, Alisan Radford, and Drake Wallace; great-granddaughters, Ansleigh, Gentry, Rory, and Georgia; sister, Jeanie Parker (Jerry); brother, Allen Cothron (Lisa); sister-in-law, Linda Cothron; and special family friends, James Jones, and Trudy Hinds (Rickey's praying partner).
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 17, 2023, at Western Heights Baptist Church, 24416 Cox Road, N. Dinwiddie, VA 23803. Entombment will follow in Southlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, 1911 Birdsong Road, S. Prince George, VA 23805. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Western Heights Baptist Church. Arrangements are by the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes, 2033 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Western Heights Baptist Church, 24416 Cox Rd, N. Dinwiddie, VA 23803.
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