Gloria Walker
September 3, 1945 - April 10, 2017
We have gained another angel.
Mrs. Gloria Ann Ingram Walker “Glo Ann”, of 401 Roberts Ave., Apt.700, of Petersburg, Virginia, entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 10, 2017, at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, Virginia.
She was born in Petersburg, Virginia, to the late Jett Ingram Sr. and Effie Ingram.
Gloria was preceded in death by her daughter, Michelle Ingram; two brothers, Jett Ingram Jr. and Jerome Ingram; one sister, Mamie Ingram.
Glo Ann was educated in the Petersburg Public School System, Petersburg, Virginia. She was employed for many years at the PX at Fort Lee, Va.; Hopewell Cleaners, Hopewell, Va; and Walnut Hill Cleaners, Petersburg, Va.; were she retired because of her declining health.
Gloria leaves to cherish her memories: two daughters, Diane and Nikia Ingram of Petersburg, Va; two sisters, Martha Miles of Brooklyn, NY; and Pamela Fittz of Bronx, NY; one brother, Arthur Ingram of Petersburg, Va; three grandchildren, Dikia, Dajah and Dahlea Byrd of Petersburg, Va; two aunts, Mary Briggs (devoted) of Petersburg, Va; Bertha White of Baltimore, MD; two nieces, Andreaia Lovett and Angel Ingram, both of Petersburg, Va; four nephews, Jermaine and E’lon Ingram, both of Petersburg, Va., Jerome Parson of Alabama, and Steven Parson of NY; a host of other relatives and friends that were (devoted), Ella Coleman of Emporia, Va; Flordia Cornish of Petersburg, Va., Rev. Merle Keene, the Mckeevers, the Stiths, the Jones family, Nettie Evans and Audrey Dubois, and all of the Blandford community, Blandford, Va., her neighbor, Adrienne Richardson, a dedicated caregiver, Kim McNair.
Celebration of life service for Mrs. Gloria Walker will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Trinity Missionary Baptist Church of God in Christ, 233 Halifax St., Petersburg, Virginia, Rev. Jeffrey L. Dodson Sr., pastor, officiate.
Interment will follow in the Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia. Public visitation will be held on Friday, April 14, 2017, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the J. L. Dodson and Sons Funeral Establishment. Remains will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to service.
The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of daughters, Nikia and Diane Ingram, 708 Juniper Road, Apt. B Petersburg, Va., and 401 Roberts Ave., Building 700, Apt. 700, Petersburg, Va., and is asking that relatives and friends assemble at the residence on the day of the service at 12 noon.
Professional funeral services entrusted to the staff of J. L. Dodson and Sons Funeral Establishment, 25824 Greensville Ave., Petersburg, Virginia. Online condolences may be registered at www.jldodsonandsons.com. Rev. Jeffrey L. Dodson Sr., funeral director; (804) 732-5959 and (804) 834-3330.