George W. Ingrum

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Friday, March 13, 2009, at the First Christian Church, with Rev. Paul Carruth, associate area minister for the Christian Church in the Southwest, and Rev. Brian Christen, associate pastor of youth and education of First Christian Church, officiating.BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery with military honors by Altus Air Force Base Blue Knights Honor Guard from Altus, Oklahoma. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Ingrum was born August 11, 1914 in Pampa where he had been a lifelong resident of Pampa and Gray County. He was a 1931 graduate of Pampa High School and attended the University of Oklahoma where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. George married Viola Haggard on October 28, 1934 in Woodward, Oklahoma. He was a third generation farmer and rancher in Gray County. He was a former fireman for the Pampa Fire Department and a member of the Civil Air Patrol. George was a veteran of the U. S. Army Air Corps from 1940-1946 where he was a flight commander and flight instructor. He was a member of the First Christian Church and the Loyal Order of the Moose. He helped found the Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.SURVIVORS: Wife: Viola Ingrum of the home; 1 son: Larry Ingrum of Pampa; 6 grandchildren: Brandi Yee of Honolulu, Hawaii, Christian Ingrum of Gunnison, Colorado, Geordan Montoya of Kingston, New York, Larie Pidgeon of Fishkill, New York, DeAnn Bivins and Dennise Howard, both of Pampa; 15 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild; 3 nephews: Buddy Cockrell of Pampa, Lee Cockrell of Amarillo, and Scott Haggard of Boston, Massachusetts. He was preceded in death by a son, Gerry Ingrum, on Jan. 15, 2008, and by a sister, Alice Gray, in 2007.MEMORIALS: First Christian Church, 1633 N. Nelson, Pampa, Texas 79065, or Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, 600 SW 11th Ave., Amarillo, Texas 79101.SPECIAL NOTICE: The family will receive friends at 2313 Evergreen in Pampa after the funeral services.