Aug 23, 2024- Officials gathered on Thursday morning, Aug. 22, to officially dedicate a bridge on State Route 309 in Marshall County as the “Hubert Ingram Memorial Bridge.”
Members of the Ingram family were present at the dedication ceremony and official unveiling of the sign, held at Isaac Chapel C.M.E. Church in Byhalia. Speakers at the event included Yvonne Sheryl Ingram Burns, William Sidney Payne, Jr. and Pat Woods.
Hubert Ingram was born on Aug. 24, in 1923 on his family’s farm. He was the youngest son of Ben Ingram, Jr. and Ruth Jones McComb Ingram. He received his early education at the Isaac Chapel School, a school his father helped to erect. The school is now the Isaac Chapel Rosenwald School Museum. Since public education was only provided to the 8th grade for African Americans in Marshall County, Hubert attended Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis,
After graduating from high school in 1943, he served in the U.S. Army for three years in the South Pacific during World War II, receiving medals and citations including the Bronze Star. In 1946, he married Minnie L. Muse. Minnie and Hubert owned and operated Ingram’s Grocery for almost fifty years.
Hubert was an active resident in Marshall County. He was a board member of the Byhalia Health Center, President of the Marshall County Farm Bureau, member of the Marshall County Forestry Association, and the American Legion. Hubert Ingram was one of the first African Americans to run for District 4 Supervisor. He was a lifetime member of Isaac Chapel C.M.E. Church where he served as steward, trustee, and treasure, and Minnie served as pianist. They shared three children, Ruderic, Kenneth and Yvonne Sheryl, and four grandchildren Thomas, Erica, Joseph, and Michelle.
Per House Bill No. 823 of the 2024 Regular Session, the north bridge located on Mississippi Highway 309, recorded identification being, Mississippi Department of Transportation Bridge No. 16764, located in North Byhalia, Marshall County, is designated and shall be known as the “Hubert Ingram Memorial Bridge.”
