Celebrating the Life of Mother Juliette Ingram
Mother Julette Riggins-Ingram was born in Widner Arkansas, May 11, 1938 to Leon and Lucille
Paigne. She was the second of five children. She confessed to Christ at an early age. She
graduated from Lincoln High School and attend Duroste in Arkansas.
Mother Ingram met and married the love of her life Hezekiah Ingram in 1957. To this union two
children were born a son Ray Charles Ingram and a daughter Alfreda Ingram.
Mother Ingram joined Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, where she served with a spirit of
excellence and her desire was to serve the Lord with her family. She was a loving and praying
grandmother.
Mother Ingram started her career at the United Postal Service and later retired from
Polymold Plastic after 28 years of working for the company. She lived a life of service and was a
force to be reckon with. She led by example. There was never a job too large or too small that
she would not tackle. Through her passion and purpose, she showed her family that no job was
more valuable or important than them. Her desire to stay on top of her family was clear as she
consistently offered a fresh perspective and creative approach to help anyone she can.
Mother Ingram was a woman of honor, love and showed this love throughout the community.
She was a nurturer and supporter, there was never a time she didn’t help others. Her doors
were always open. As a woman who loved to cook, anytime you visited her home it was filled
with cakes, pies and a variety of food all made with love. She was known for her
gracefulness, style and elegance. One of her many talents was sewing and she was known as
the best tailor in town. Mother Ingram was a woman that could do anything because she did
everything with love.
Mother Ingram is preceded in death by her father Leon Riggins, mother Lucille Payne, sister
Bobbie Kelly, brothers Jessie Riggins, Ernest Lee Riggins and Willie Lee Smith, daughter Alfreda
Ingram-Wriddley, great-grandchildren, Quintella Sominique Ingram, Tavion James Edwards Sr.,
nephews Darris Riggins, Paul Calbert, Elvis Rigging Sr., Elvis Rigging Jr., Andrew Kelley, niece
Diane Riggins Richardson, Dion Riggins, Great niece Kierra Richardson and a very special friend
Elizabet Washington.
Mother Ingram is survived by her son Ray Charles Ingram of Chicago Illinois, special daughters
Carolyn Johnson (Charles) of Champaign, Illinois, Mae Patterson (Lee Curtis) of Little Rock
Arkansas, Betty Riggins (Vincent) of Lansing, Michigan and son-in-law Curtis Wriddley of
Chicago, Illinois, brothers Mack Riggins (Rose) of Bellwood, Illinois, sisters Ethel Henderson
(Peter) of Moreno Valley, California, Marie Calbert-Riggins of Chicago, IL, Mary Lee Smith
(Robert) of Forest City, Arkansas, thirty grandchildren, thirty-two great-grandchildren, twelve
great-great grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews and a very special friend Ruby Dampier.