Charlotte Christensen Ingram, 85, of Florence, AL., passed peacefully
from this life on December 5th, 2020 to join loved ones and our Lord
Jesus Christ. Her ‘pal forever’, George Douglas ‘Buddy’ Ingram, Jr. went
home to be with the Lord in 2011. Charlotte was born in 1935 to A.W.
‘Chris’ Christensen and Charlotte Althea Johnson Christensen of Chicago,
IL. She is survived by her children, Doug, Bill, Karen, and Chuck; and
her sister, Karen Christensen.
Visitation will be at Greenview Funeral Home on Saturday, December 12th
at 11:30 AM with funeral services at 1:00 PM in the Chapel, followed by
burial in Greenview Memorial. Pastor Andy Fogle and Jeffrey Ingram will
preside.
She dearly loved music and founded Ingram Audio Hi-Fi House with her
husband in 1975 following his military career (Army Major). They were
active in the Florence music scene as ‘Buddy’ performed with the Big
Band and many other local groups as an elite Tenor Saxophone player –
often joining their friend Edsel Holden. She cherished friends at
Calvary Baptist Church in Florence and loved singing soprano with the
choir. She enjoyed acting and academics. Charlotte graduated Coffee High
School and studied Liberal Arts at Florence State.
Son, George Douglas Ingram III, is an Investment Banker living in
Memphis with his wife Rhonda Miles Ingram. Their sons are Joel Douglas
Ingram and Jeffrey Miles Ingram (wife Caitlyn, sons Simeon Miles Ingram and Lawson Timothy
Ingram, and daughter Liel Charlotte Ingram).
Son, William Lemuel Ingram V, is a Dentist in Huntsville, having
achieved Mastership in the field from the Academy of General Dentistry.
Bill and his wife, Bobsy Gaskins Ingram, have 2 daughters: Eliza Crone
Ingram and Caroline Christensen Ingram.
Daughter, Karen Ingram Womble Perry of Birmingham is a Dental Hygienist.
Her husband is Chris Perry. Karen and the late Mark Womble’s son is
Michael Carl Womble. He and his wife Martha have daughters Alicia Lenore
Womble and Layla Dorothy Womble. Their daughter, Laurie Womble Tindol
and husband Seth Tindol have a daughter Emma Elise Tindol and son
Benjamin Reid Tindol.
Son, Charles Edward Ingram, Mortgage Loan Trader, lives in Memphis but
was constantly traveling to Florence to honor his parents with assistance.
Pallbearers are grandsons: Michael, Joel, and Jeffrey, son-in-law Chris
Perry, and Tim Higgins. Honorary pallbearers are Wayne Jones, Joe
Jennings, Lee Maxey, Ronnie Ayers, Reg Hearn, and Gary Jones.
