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							Private family graveside services will be held at a 
							later date. 
							Funeral home: 
							Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln       
							Obituary 
							Marianne “Mert” Ingram, 78, passed 
							away on Wednesday, May 25th at Springfield Memorial 
							Hospital.
 She was born August 25, 1943 in Lincoln, a daughter 
							of Leo and Mary Jane Walters Ingram.
 
 She retired from Eaton Cutler-Hammer and was a proud 
							momma to her dogs Bella and Bud. Mert was an avid 
							animal lover and a hard worker who was always 
							willing to help anyone in need. Most notably, Mert 
							will be remembered for her adventurous, fun and 
							forthright personality. She was never afraid to tell 
							you how she felt with her “take it or leave it 
							attitude”. She will be loved and missed.
 
 Survivors include her sister Nancy Keal of New 
							Braunfels, Tx, and brother Tracy Ingram of Kenney. 
							Her brother Charles “Bud” Ingram preceded her in 
							death. Other survivors include multiple nieces and 
							nephews and great nieces and nephews.
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							Private family graveside services 
							will be held at a later date.
 Memorial donations may be made in Mert’s name to the 
							Humane Society of Logan County or Ruby's Rescue and 
							Retreat in McLean , Illinois .
 
 Services have been entrusted to Peasley Funeral Home 
							in Lincoln, IL.
 
 Click here to send a note of condolence to the 
							family of Marianne “Mert” Ingram
 
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