Earl (Bear) Ingram

Services for Earl (Bear) Ingram were 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 19 ^th , at the First Baptist Church, Ada. Bros. Brad Graves and Harold Ware officiated. Burial followed the service in Holdenville, Oklahoma.

Earl passed away, peacefully, at an Oklahoma City hospital on March 15, 2022 at the age of 81. Earl was born July 1, 1940, at Non, Oklahoma, to Clarence (Bart) and Annie Hayes Ingram.

Earl was a proud member of the Choctaw tribe. He also is a veteran of the U. S. Army, having served two years during the Vietnam era, after which time he and Sandra Hull were married June 25, 1966.

Earl attended Central State University for three years, and then went to work with the State of Oklahoma Employment Commission. He also worked for the U.S. Postal System. He and Sandra eventually settled in Ada and have lived here for 43 years. During this time, he was a realtor.

The thing he loved doing most, however, was ranching on the family home place, east of Holdenville.

Earl accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at 12 years of age, and is a member of First Baptist Church, Ada, Oklahoma.

Earl is survived by his beloved wife, Sandra. He is also survived by his son, Robert and one granddaughter, Emily. Additional survivors are his sisters, Ruby McCoy and Donna Kay Stafford, both of Holdenville, and a brother, Roy Lee Ingram (Teresa) of Ponca City. Earl is also survived by his brother and sis-in-law, Ed and Cindy Hull Fulmer, and many other relatives and friends

Earl is preceded in death by his parents. He is also preceded by two sons, Gavin, 19 months, and Ryan, 20 months. Also, a sister, Lois McCain, and a brother, Jack Ingram, and an infant brother.

Pallbearers were Gary Burden, Dustin Smith, Sean Murray, Nicklaus Fulmer, Ronnie Dean Stafford, and Scott Olivo. Honorary Pallbearers were members of the Whosoever Will Sunday School class, and Jerry Robinson and Genan Westmoland.