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     Ralph Waldo Engram Sr. was born on 23 May 1898 in New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama.¹ He was the son of James Edward Engram and Vera Nevada Russ.¹ Ralph Waldo Engram Sr. married Myrtis Vilva Carter before 1920. Ralph Waldo Engram Sr. married Ruth Smith after 1945.² Ralph Waldo Engram Sr. died on 15 March 1986 in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, at age 87
Ralph retired in 1968 from the Seaboard System Railroad as a Conductor after 52 years.¹
He was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia.¹

     Ruth Smith was born on 15 October 1909 in Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia.¹ As of after 1945,her married name was Engram.¹ She married Ralph Waldo Engram Sr., son of James Edward Engram and Vera Nevada Russ, after 1945.¹ Ruth Smith died on 11 November 2007 in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, at age 98
Ruth S. Engram
(Died November 11, 2007)

Ruth Smith Engram, 98, of Valdosta formerly of Waycross died Sunday afternoon (Nov. 11, 2007) at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta after an extended illness. Mrs. Engram was born in Vienna, GA to the late E.M. Smith and Stella K. Huff Smith. She attended college in Valdosta and received a degree from the college in Milledgeville, GA. Mrs. Engram taught school for 31 years, 27 of those years in Waycross, 10 years as Principal of Alice Street and Quarterman Street School and retired from Morton Avenue School in 1970.

Mrs. Engram was a member of the Waycross First Presbyterian Church, the Georgia Educators Association, Retired Teachers Association and former Secretary of the Waycross Teachers Association.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Waldo Engram, Sr., her first husband Lamar Taft Walea and a step-son, Ashley Engram.

Survivors include one daughter, Gwen Walea Lewis (Wallace A.), Valdosta, two granddaughters, Lynn Trumm (Keith), Hahira, LuAnne Jordan (Steve), Statesboro, four great grandchildren, Zackary Lewis Bentley, Jesse Pierce Bentley, Kathryn LuAnne Bentley, all of Hahira, Spencer Haynes Jordan, Statesboro, one great-great granddaughter, Isabella Amelia Bentley, Jackson, MS, two step grandchildren, Larry Engram, Brian Engram, both of Waycross and other relatives.

A graveside service will be held 11:00 am Wednesday at Oakland Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 til 10:45 am Wednesday morning at the funeral home.

Sympathy may be expressed online at www.milesodumfuneralhome.com.

Miles-Odum Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.¹
She was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia.¹

     Myrtis Vilva Carter was also known as Myrtice V. Carter. She was born on 21 June 1900.¹ As of before 1920,her married name was Engram. She married Ralph Waldo Engram Sr., son of James Edward Engram and Vera Nevada Russ, before 1920. Myrtis Vilva Carter died on 10 February 1945 at age 44.¹ She was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia.¹

     Ralph Waldo Engram Jr. was born on 15 April 1920.¹ He was the son of Ralph Waldo Engram Sr. and Myrtis Vilva Carter.¹ He enlisted in the US Army on 20 October 1943 (Service Number: 01946482) and had the rank of 1st LT. He was honorably discharged on 25 January 1946. Ralph Waldo Engram Jr. married Nancy Rezora Thompson on 24 March 1945 at Indian River County, Florida. Ralph Waldo Engram Jr. married Beryl D. (?) before 1954. Ralph Waldo Engram Jr. and Beryl D. (?) were divorced in April 1954 at Houston County, Alabama. Ralph Waldo Engram Jr. died on 23 February 1957 at age 36.¹ He was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia.¹

     Nancy Rezora Thompson was born on 8 June 1925 in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia. As of 24 March 1945,her married name was Engram. She married Ralph Waldo Engram Jr., son of Ralph Waldo Engram Sr. and Myrtis Vilva Carter, on 24 March 1945 at Indian River County, Florida. As of after 1946,her married name was Johnston. Nancy Rezora Thompson married George Larkin Johnston after 1946. Nancy Rezora Thompson died on 13 April 2003 at age 77. She was buried at Hoboken Cemetery, Hoboken, Brantley County, Georgia.

     George Larkin Johnston was born on 25 April 1919. He married Nancy Rezora Thompson after 1946. George Larkin Johnston died on 20 January 2003 at age 83. He was buried at Hoboken Cemetery, Hoboken, Brantley County, Georgia.

     Beryl D. (?) married Ralph Waldo Engram Jr., son of Ralph Waldo Engram Sr. and Myrtis Vilva Carter, before 1954. Beryl D. (?) and Ralph Waldo Engram Jr. were divorced in April 1954 at Houston County, Alabama.

     Lawrence Ashley Engram was born on 13 October 1926 in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia. He was the son of Ralph Waldo Engram Sr. and Myrtis Vilva Carter. Lawrence Ashley Engram married Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Laughinghouse after 1945.¹ Lawrence Ashley Engram died on 27 October 1998 at age 72.² He was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia.²

     Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Laughinghouse was born on 22 February 1926 in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia.¹ As of after 1945,her married name was Engram.¹ She married Lawrence Ashley Engram, son of Ralph Waldo Engram Sr. and Myrtis Vilva Carter, after 1945.¹ Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Laughinghouse died on 6 December 2017 in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, at age 91
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Laughinghouse Engram, 91, died Wednesday afternoon (December 6, 2017) at her residence after a short illness.

A Ware County native and lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late Donald Leroy Laughinghouse, Sr. and Ida Ruth Ray Laughinghouse. She attended Waycross Public Schools and was a member of Second Baptist Church. Later she retired from the Southern Bell Business Office in Waycross after 40 years.

Survivors include two sons, Lawrence “Larry” Ashley Engram, Jr. of Waycross, and James Brian Engram (late wife Susan) of Blackshear; one granddaughter, Lindsey Thomas (husband Jason); one sister, Glenna Griffis Lampp of Waycross; step-sister, Gwen Lewis of Valdosta; several nieces and nephews including Bruce and Donna Crawford, Donnie and Faye Laughinghouse, Terry Laughinghouse, Pam Sperry all of Waycross, John and Diane Griffis of Blackshear, Tim and Holly Griffis of Milton; several great nieces and nephews; and a very special friend, Sandy Allen of Waycross.

A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday (December 8, 2017) at the Music Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends 1 until 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The family has requested a private burial of her ashes will be held at Oakland Cemetery.

Music Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.¹
She was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia.¹

     Lawrence Ashley Engram Jr. is the son of Lawrence Ashley Engram and Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Laughinghouse.

     James Brian Engram is the son of Lawrence Ashley Engram and Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Laughinghouse.

     Infant Engram died on 27 May 1949.¹ He was born on 27 May 1949.¹ He was the son of Lawrence Ashley Engram and Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Laughinghouse.¹ Infant Engram was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia.¹

     Peggy Anne Engram was born on 23 July 1933.¹ She was the daughter of Ralph Waldo Engram Sr. and Myrtis Vilva Carter.¹ Peggy Anne Engram died on 10 February 1945 at age 11.¹ She was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia.¹

     He served as a First Lieutenant, Company C, 503 Infantry, 173rd Airborne, 1st Battalion. (Service Number: 05326218). His tour started an unknown date.¹ First Lieutenant Randal Clyde Engram was born on 30 June 1943.¹ He was the son of Louis Clyde Engram.¹ First Lieutenant Randal Clyde Engram died on 3 October 1966 in Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), at age 23 of an explosive device.¹ He was buried at Pinecrest Cemetery, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida.

     Iomgene Brown married Louis Clyde Engram, son of Louis Clyde Engram and Connie E. Stokes, in 1951 at Palm Beach County, Florida.

     Ednah Ann Wood married Louis Clyde Engram, son of Louis Clyde Engram and Connie E. Stokes, on 8 January 1943 at Craven, North Carolina.

     Lennie M. McPleer was born in August 1869 in Georgia. As of circa 1888,her married name was Engram. She married Edgar Eugene Engram, son of Edward W. Engram and Quintine T. Johnson, circa 1888.

     George Edward Engram is the son of Edgar Eugene Engram and Lennie M. McPleer.

     Ila Mae Engram is the daughter of Edgar Eugene Engram and Lennie M. McPleer. Ila Mae Engram married Walter W. Freeman on 24 December 1914 at Fulton County, Georgia.

     Walter W. Freeman married Ila Mae Engram, daughter of Edgar Eugene Engram and Lennie M. McPleer, on 24 December 1914 at Fulton County, Georgia.

     Bartlett Jones Engram Jr. is the son of Bartlett Jones Engram Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Henderson. Bartlett Jones Engram Jr. married Mary (?) after 1958.

     Mary (?) married Bartlett Jones Engram Jr., son of Bartlett Jones Engram Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Henderson, after 1958.

     Robert Henderson Engram is the son of Bartlett Jones Engram Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Henderson. Robert Henderson Engram married Marta Ortiz Ortiz after 1973.

     Marta Ortiz Ortiz married Robert Henderson Engram, son of Bartlett Jones Engram Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Henderson, after 1973.

     Sara Engram is the daughter of Bartlett Jones Engram Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Henderson. Sara Engram married Jack Reilly after 1958.

     Jack Reilly married Sara Engram, daughter of Bartlett Jones Engram Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Henderson, after 1958.

     Karen Sue Bagwell was born on 27 March 1962 in Indiana.¹ She was the daughter of Donald Eugene Bagwell and Betty Jane Sacks. As of 5 August 1988,her married name was Jolls. Karen Sue Bagwell married Marvin Allen Jolls Jr. on 5 August 1988 at Virginia Beach County, Virginia. Karen Sue Bagwell died on 23 June 2014 at age 52
Karen Sue Bagwell, 52, passed away in her Frankfort, Indiana apartment on June 23, 2014 from complications of diabetes and high blood pressure. She was born March 27, 1962 in Kokomo, Indiana to the late Donald Eugene "Gene" and Betty Jane (Sacks) Bagwell. Karen graduated from Hayworth High School in 1981 where she was a gold key finalist in the textile category, and lived most of her life in Kokomo. She married Marvin Jolls and lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia during the 1990's. Karen moved back to Kokomo in 2000 and worked at Chrysler for 10 years between 2000 and 2010. She more recently worked at the Gander Mountain distribution center in Lebanon, Indiana. Karen was very talented in arts and crafts, and enjoyed creating beautiful gifts for family and friends. Karen enjoyed her two golden retrievers; Starr and Pricilla, and company of many cats. Karen was a Christian and was baptized at Kokomo Foursquare Church.
Karen is survived by her siblings, Jackie (Mike) Myers and Kenneth Bagwell; niece, Cassie Jolly; and nephew, Jessie Myers.
Karen was preceded in death by her parents, Donald Eugene "Gene" and Betty Jane Bagwell.
There will be a funeral service for Karen at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Ellers Mortuary Webster Street Chapel, 3400 South Webster Street, Kokomo, Indiana with Rev. Dennis Chapman officiating. Following the funeral service we will be taking Karen to her final resting place in Sunset Memory Garden Cemetery, Kokomo. Karen's friends and family are welcome to join together for a time of visitation on Tuesday beginning at 11:00 A.M. until the time of the service, also at the mortuary.¹
She was buried at Sunset Memory Garden, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana.¹

     Marvin Allen Jolls Jr. married Karen Sue Bagwell, daughter of Donald Eugene Bagwell and Betty Jane Sacks, on 5 August 1988 at Virginia Beach County, Virginia.

     Kenneth Bagwell is the son of Donald Eugene Bagwell and Betty Jane Sacks.

     Jackie Bagwell is the daughter of Donald Eugene Bagwell and Betty Jane Sacks. Jackie Bagwell married Mike Meyers after 1975.