Robert Granville Ingguls

Information comes from a memorial book of Robert Granville Ingguls

It is with profound sadness that we announce the heavenly transition of Robert Granville Ingguls, age 94, of Newport, Kentucky, who entered eternal rest on Monday, September 15, 2025, in Ft Mitchell, Kentucky.

He was born on Friday, September 11, 1931, in Newport. Kentucky, the son of John Henry Ingulls and Mary Agnes Hutchinson. He was raised by his grandmother Ada Hutchinson. He lived at 338 Central Avenue in the heart of Sin City, a strip of organized crime, illegal gambling and entertainment establishments, where mobsters like Frank "Screw" Andrews, the notorious Payne Brothers from the neighborhood and certain family members made their presence known. It was Ada's early guidance and Christian training that would be Robert's saving grace.

"My grandmother was very instrumental in establishing the importance of education. Through her diligence, I was able to read upon entering the first grade and subsequently promoted to second grade." He attended the Southgate Street School in Newport and the William Grant High School in Covington. In 1950 he graduated with a scholarship to Fisk University in Nashville.  He worked for Dr. Chester Pryor and then accepted a position in the ophthalmology resident training program at the University of Cincinnati.
 Robert Ingulls Quote 2023

Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm, on Friday, October 3, 2025, at the First Baptist Of Covington, KY, 120 E. Ninth Street, Covington (41011).

The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation, beginning at 12:00 pm. Friends and family will gather to share memories, find solace in one another's company, and honor the legacy he leaves behind. He will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery, 25 S. Alexandria Pike, Southgate,
Kentucky 41071.

We invite you to take a few moments to share fond memories and words of comfort and condolence with the Ingguls' family. Please click the "Tribute Wall" icon above and to the right, enter the information, and click "Save Post." Walker Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the Ingguls' family during thisdifficult time.

 

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