Elaine Ingram

Elaine Stuart Ingram, 79, peacefully entered God's eternal kingdom on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at St. Vincent Hospice Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born on December 2, 1933 in Indianapolis to Ronald G. and Madge V. Ingram who predeceased her. She graduated from Shortridge High School. Elaine was a legal secretary spending her entire career at Baker & Daniels, LLP in Indianapolis. Elaine was a lifelong Episcopalian attending Christ Church Cathedral where, as a girl of nine years of age, she was one of the original founders of the church's nationally acclaimed Girls' Choir. She also co-founded the Cathedral's volunteer auxiliary to support the music program of the church, which is now known as Cathedral Arts, Inc. She was an unapologetic liberal, democrat and advocate for those who are marginalized. She loved writing poetry, horseback riding, gardening and theology. Elaine is survived by her children: Melissa Elaine Hickman, William Eric Stone, Rebecca "Becky" Marie Prather, and Ronald Edward Stone, as well as her grandchildren: Rachael Marie Prather, Kaitlin Rebecca Prather, Killian Edward Prather, Makenzi Alyssa Prather, Marlin Aubrey Stone and Keegan Forest Stone. Friends are invited to call from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 27, 2012 at Flanner and Buchanan- Broad Ripple. Services will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral on the Circle in downtown Indianapolis, with interment immediately following at Crown Hill Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Girls' Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, 125 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204 and Waycross Episcopal Camp and Conference Center, 7363 Bear Creek Road, Morgantown, Indiana, 46160. You are invited to go to the Guest Book page to pass along your personal message or tell a story. Sincerely, -Your friends at Flanner and Buchanan