Jack Elder Ingram

Published 6:00 am Thursday, March 8, 2018

Jack Elder “Pawpaw Jack” Ingram, 84, a native of Milton, Texas, and a former resident of Whitehouse, Texas, Duluth, Georgia, Pampa, Texas, and Franklin, died Sunday, March 4, in Athens, Texas at Country Place Assisted Living Center.   

Jack graduated from Deport High School in Deport, Texas and Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas. He served in the U. S. Army as a radar operator at Fort Bliss, Texas from 1953-1955.

On February 15, 1954 he married the love of his life, Dolores Joy “Nanny D” Langston, of Kermit, Texas. In 1961, Jack took a job with Cabot Corporation in Pampa, Texas and was transferred to Cabot Canal Plant in Bayou Sale, in 1965.  He retired from Cabot in Duluth, Georgia and moved to Whitehouse, Texas.  

Jack is survived by two sons Monty Ingram and wife, Patsy, of Athens, Texas, and Rance Ingram and wife, Lauren, of Ashton; five grandchildren Kelsey Ingram of Fort Worth, Texas, and Grant Ingram of Saratoga, Wyomming; Erin Frederick and husband, Orlando, of New Iberia, April Martinez and husband, Kent, of Youngsville, and Casey Ingram of Ashton; and great-grandchildren, Ethan and Evie Frederick, and Thomas and Bennet Martinez.  

He was preceded in death by his wife, Dolores Langston Ingram; daughter Keylee DeLeece Ingram; parents, Robert Wesley Ingram and Lillie Lena Albertson Ingram; brother Mack Ingram and sister Mable Sugg.     

Jack was a devoted father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and enjoyed attending whatever the kids were into, especially sporting events, dance recitals, and speech contests. He greatly enjoyed coaching youth baseball and basketball in Franklin for many years. He coached the winning team in the first Biddy Basketball Tournament held in Franklin, and coached a Teche League All-Star baseball team that he always felt should have made it to the Little League World Series. He continued to watch the Little League World Series every year until his death.  

Visitations will be held at Ibert’s Mortuary, 1007 W. Main, Franklin, LA 70538, on Thursday, March 8, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. and again on Friday, March 9, from noon until 2 p.m.  Funeral services will be held Friday, March 9, at 2 p.m. at Ibert’s Mortuary, with burial to follow in the Franklin Cemetery.

Family and friends may view the obituary and express their condolences online by visiting www.iberts.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert’s Mortuary, Inc., 1007 Main Street, Franklin, LA 70538, 828-5426.