Jeannette Ingram, 79; Longtime Palisades Resident

Jeannette Doolittle Ingram, a former longtime Pacific Palisades resident, died at her home in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 3 at the age of 79. She had suffered from emphysema, which had then been complicated by pneumonia. Born on September 20, 1927 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jeannette was one of three children of George and Rosalie Doolittle. She attended the University of New Mexico and shortly thereafter married Donald C. Ingram, a young Army officer who had been stationed at Sandia Base, New Mexico. The couple had their first child, Donald Jr., in Albuquerque and then moved to Los Angeles, where Donald took a job in his father’s business. In 1952, they built a home amidst lemon orchards in the Palisades Riviera neighborhood. They had three more sons, Jim, Bob and Tom. Jeannette was primarily a homemaker but spent a fair share of her time in volunteer causes, serving at Saint John’s Hospital in Santa Monica and Dr. Robert Sinsky’s Eye Clinic, as well as the Los Angeles Music Center Education Fund. She and her husband were active at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in the Palisades and her sons attended elementary school at St. Matthew’s. In 1966, the Ingrams became members of Calvary Church of Pacific Palisades, where they worshipped and were very active until they retired to Hawaii in 1993. Jeannette loved God and she loved people. She found great satisfaction in serving others, making them feel comfortable and welcome in any setting. She is survived by her husband of 60 years; her brother George; her sons Donald Clarence Jr. (wife Mary Lee); James George (wife Catherine); Robert McChesney (wife Joyce) and Thomas Locke (wife Cari); granddaughters Lauren Louise Mathison, Christina Locke Ingram, Olivia Michelle Ingram; and great-grandson Finn James Mathison. Jeannette will be buried in a family service at Forest Lawn in Glendale. A memorial service will be held to celebrate her life at Calvary Church on Palisades Drive at 4 p.m. this Saturday, September 15.