Martha Rivers Ingram Obituary
With sadness, we share the passing of Martha Rivers Ingram (Nashville, Tennessee). Martha, born on August 20, 1935 in Charleston, South Carolina, passed away on August 6, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Martha Rivers Ingram to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Minott Rivers Sr. and Martha Elizabeth Robinson Rivers; her sister Elizabeth Craig Rivers Lewine (Richard Lewine); and her husband Erskine Bronson Ingram II. She is survived by: her son Orrin Henry Ingram II; her grandchildren, Orrin Henry Ingram III (Kate Barnes Ingram), Aaron Forrest Barrett (Camille Bentz Barrett) and Virginia Ingram Garchitorena (Christopher James Garchitorena); her son John Rivers Ingram (Stephanie Hampton); her grandchildren, Alexa Davol Chapman, Christina Currey Vance (Trenton Joshua Vance), Martha Hampton Ingram and Lucas Rivers Ingram; her son David Bronson Ingram (Sarah LeBrun Ingram); her grandchildren, Henry LeBrun Ingram (Yi Jiang) and Erskine Bronson Ingram III; her daughter Robin Bigelow Ingram Patton (Richard Connell Patton); her grandchildren, Wilson Rivers Patton (Jasmine T. Patton), Reid Patton Fleishman (Kevin Allen Fleishman) and Crawford Bronson Patton; her brother John Minott Rivers, Jr.; and her niece Martha Elizabeth Rivers.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to any of Martha's favorite arts groups or Vanderbilt University.
