Viola M. Ingrum

Services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, November 9, 2012, at First Christian Church, with Dr. Jeff Knighton, pastor, officiating.Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.Mrs. Ingrum was born February 3, 1915 in Pampa where she graduated from Pampa High School in 1933. She then married George W. Ingrum on October 28, 1934 in Woodward, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death in 2009. Viola spent many years as a pioneer rancher's wife. After her children were grown, she became an organizer and avid volunteer for the White Deer Land Museum for many years. She loved her ranch life, her church life and her family.Survivors include her son: Larry Ingrum of Pampa; 5 granddaughters: Brandi Yee and husband Randy of Honolulu, Hawaii, Angela Geordan Montolva and husband Bobby of Kingston, New York, Larie Nicole Pigeon of Fishkill, New York, Deeann Bivins and Denise Howard and husband Scott, all of Pampa; a grandson: Christian Bradley Ingrum of Gunnison, Colorado; 15 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; 2 nephews: Buddy Cockrell of Pampa and Scott Haggard of Manchester, Massachusetts; special caregivers: Hope Quinones, Cindy Velasquez, Marisol Martinez and Gigi Portillo; and Shepard's Crook representative: JoAnn Adams. Viola was preceded in death by her parents; a son: Gary Ned Ingrum; and a brother: Buck Haggard.Memorials may be offered to First Christian Church, 1633 N. Nelson, Pampa, Texas 79065, or Cal Farley's Boy's Ranch, 600 SW 11th Ave., Amarillo, Texas 79101.