February 22, 1938 – July 13, 2022
Ace Inghram, 84, of Faith died Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Funeral services were held Monday, July 18, 2022 at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Faith. Interment was at Slim Buttes Lutheran Church Cemetery, near Reva. Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche was in charge of arrangements.
Glen Ace Inghram was born on February 22, 1938, at the Faith Hospital to Glen and Mabel (Ramsay) Inghram. Ace grew up on the family ranch at Deep Creek with his grandparents Ray and Maggie Inghram close by. The family raised cattle and sheep. Ace was homeschooled for two years then attended Mud Butte and Bison, finishing his high school years at Brookings School of Agriculture where he was involved in Little “I” and the boxing club.
On January 17, 1959, Ace married Karen Sabo at Faith Lutheran Church in Rapid City. Ace and Karen had six children: Justin, James, Lona, Laina, Lisa, and Lexy. During those years, Ace worked on many ranches in the Reva/Bison area: Diamond “A” south of Faith, Ray Escherich, Roy Nelson, Bob Elling, Mendenhalls, Bar H, the Hackamore, and Thorsons.
In 1974, Ace and Karen moved for the last time back to Faith, where they bought their place. Ace began teaching Ag in Eagle Butte, and later began driving truck, eventually buying his own truck and establishing Ace Inghram Trucking in 1986 with a red Kenworth cabover, the truck which allowed him to buy his blue Peterbilt. In his later years, he and Jack Keckler continued trucking until Jack’s passing, at which time he retired from trucking.
Ace and Karen put together a band, Karen and the Country Gentlemen, and played hundreds of dances during the seventies and early eighties. Ace loved a good card game, playing cribbage, pitch, and Whist with anyone who was up for a hand. Ace was a stockman and enjoyed livestock, always having chores. His family was important to him and he enjoyed his holidays with good home-cooked food, surrounded by his family.
Ace is survived by his wife, Karen of Faith; sons, Justin (Sharmin) and James (Melodee) of Faith; daughters, Lona (Pat) Tibbs of Belle Fourche, Laina (Randy) Russell of Gillette, WY, Lisa (Elton) Anson of Miller, and Lexy (Matt) Kindsvogel of Bison; sisters-in-Law Cathy Inghram, Laurie Sabo, Dawn Sabo, and Rhonda Makoweicki; special cousin, Jill Newhouse; grandchildren Cody, Roy, Eva, Kassidy, Nalen, Stormy, Jarret, Jace, Ketch, Mariah, Shyann, Ryan, Tanner, Tel, Tyler, Torrey, and Treyton; 21 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Ace was predeceased by parents; brother, Allan “Bunky” Inghram; sister, Marlene Vetter; brothers-inlaw, Dean Vetter, Dwight Sabo, and Doug Sabo; daughter-in-law, Vicki Inghram; and mother and father-in-law, Irving and Delores Sabo.