Yvonne Marie Ingrum

SERVICES: Memorial services will be at 10:00 AM Friday, August 19, 2005, at the First Christian Church in Pampa, with Rev. Brent Thornton, pastor of the First Christian Church of Miami, and Rev. Kenneth W. Tidmore, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Springer, New Mexico, officiating. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Ingrum was born October 11, 1947 in Strong City, Kansas to James Jay & Helen LeMay Danford. Her family moved to the Price Ranch north of Pampa in 1955 where she attended school at Spring Creek. She graduated from Pampa High School in 1967. She married Gerry N. Ingrum on May 14, 1966 in Clovis, New Mexico.She was a past member of the 1960's Leather & Lace Riding Club of Pampa, and past member of the High Plains Home Demonstration Club. She was a member of both the First Christian Church in Pampa and Miami. She was a former Kindergarten Sunday School teacher in Pampa. She was a member of the Miami Red Hat Society.Mrs. Ingrum was involved with her husband in ranching and farming east of Pampa from 1971 to the present time. She had been a resident of Miami since 1997. She loved caring for her flowers, making floral arrangements and capturing their beauty with her cross-stitch. Sewing for her grandkids, cooking for the cowboys or her family, feeding her backyard birds, camping in the mountains, being a Green Bay Packer fan, smelling the fresh plowed soil, watching over heifers with their newborn calves, and the Christmas season was all special to her. She had been battling cancer off and on for 13 years, but she always managed to hang on to a positive outlook and had a smile for everybody.SURVIVORS: Husband: Gerry N. Ingrum of the home. 2 Daughters: De Ann Bivins of Miami and Denise Howard of McLean. 5 Grandchildren. 1 Special Nephew: Kevin Danford of Amarillo. 1 Brother: Robert Danford of Stratford, and a host of good friends and relatives.Her family expresses their deep gratitude to the Miami community and BSA Hospice for their loving care and concern. The family suggests memorials to the First Christian Church (1633 N. Nelson, Pampa, Texas 79065, or 201 Tascosa Street, Miami, Texas 79059), or a charity of your choice.