In Memory

Warren Gayle Ingram - Class Of 1945

WARREN GAYLE INGRAM

Memorial services for Warren Gayle Ingram, of Quitman, TX, known to all as Gayle, were held March 8, 2015 at Lowe Funeral Home in Quitman. Graveside services were held in Clover Hill Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Ingram passed away March 5, 2015. He was born to the late Will and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ingram on July 14, 1928, in the Rock Hill Community. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Dorothy, daughter Elizabeth Ingram Mesick and Gene Mesick of San Antonio, son Bryan and Lisa Ingram of Quitman, Daughter Alice Ingram of Quitman, one granddaughter and one great grandson. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Dorothy Patricia Ingram, his parents Will and Elizabeth (Cade) Ingram, his sisters Dorris Geneva (Ingram) Ray, Cleo Moy (Ingram) Tompkins, Dorothy Jane Ingram, and his brother, Truitt Malcolm Ingram.

He began active duty with the 8th Naval District in New Orleans, LA. In January of 1951. From 1950-1951 he served in the Naval Reserve electronic unit in Harlingen, TX.

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He attended worship and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Quitman, TX.

Donations can be made to the National Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, in tribute to Gayle Ingram, at www.parkinson.org./donation, or by check: National Parkinson Foundation, Gift Processing Center, PO Box 5018, Hagerstown MD 21741-5018, or by phone: 1-800-473-4636.

 

Former state rep, auctioneer Ingram passes away


Gayle Ingram Gayle IngramQuitman High School graduate and former state representative and worldclass auctioneer, Gayle Ingram, passed away March 5 after battling heart disease, cancer and Parkinson’s disease.

Ingram was elected to serve in the state legislature in November, 1970. He was elected from District 11 which covered Wood, Upshur, Camp and Hopkins counties. While in Austin, Ingram served on several committees including: Agriculture Livestock, Public Education, School District and Judicial District.

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Ingram, 86, was born in 1928 to the late Will and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ingram in the Rock Hillcommunity. He attended Rock Hill Community School and went on the graduate from Quitman High School in 1945. He was known for his talent on the basketball court and received a scholarship to play the sport at East Texas State Teacher’s College in Commerce. After graduation, he pursued graduate work at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.

In 1950, Ingram moved to Brownsville and taught agriculture at Brownsville High School. He is credited with starting the Brownsville FFA chapter. While teaching in Brownsville, he met an English teacher, Dorothy Ellington, and they had been married 64 years at the time of his death.

Ingram began serving his country with the 8th Naval District in New Orleans in January, 1951 and served in the Naval Reserve electronic unit in Harlingen. He worked in the headquarters personnel classification system and was chosen Outstanding Seaman by his peers.

In 1956, Ford Tractor Company offered Ingram a position as district manager in the Houston area. He moved to Columbus and earned the leading District Manager award for eight consecutive years and was recognized at the Honor Council Award Program in Detroit, Michigan.

Ingram first caught “auction fever” in 1939 at Robinson’s sale born in Winnsboro when he attended a sale and was captivated by the chant of the auctioneer. He graduated from Reppert’s School of Auction- eering in Decatur, Indiana and during his time in Brownsville and Columbus on a part-time basis.

In 1963, the decision was made to return home to Quitman and enter into the auctioneering business full time. Ingram would be involved in his own farming and ranching operation consisting of beef cattle, , fruit orchards, dairy and wheat farming. In 1989 Ingram established the IQ School of Auctioneering, where many men and women were trained and became world-class auctioneers.

Ingram was a member of First Baptist Church, Quitman.

Services were held Sunday, March 8, at Lowe Funeral Home, Quitman, and burial was at Clover Hill Memorial Cemetery.