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1945
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2023
Marilyn Ingram Obituary
Marilyn Leanna "Tiny" Riley Ingram passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023. at UTMC. Born July 14, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio, the last child born to Leola Jordan Riley. Tiny was an original member of Jerusalem Baptist Church which her uncle, the Reverend S.M. Jordan organized in 1950. She sang in the junior choir, worked on the junior usher board and served as a nurse on the Nurses Guild.
In 2007, Tiny married James Ingram of Detroit, Michigan, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her mother, Leola; brothers, Oliver, Irest, Leroy, Hugh and William Riley; sisters, Minister Clotte Eaton and Geraldine Perry. She leaves to cherish her memories son, Pastor Malcolm L. (Carla) Riley, Fort Wayne, Indiana; daughter, Fela C. Riley, Columbus, Ohio; grandson, Malcolm L. (Jade) Riley, Jr.; granddaughters, Carimah Ball and Chantell Thompkins and five great-grandchildren. Also surviving is sister, Idella (Clois) Smith.
Services will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Jerusalem Baptist Church. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. and funeral services at 11:00 a.m.
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