James 'Jim' Bradford Ingram, 68

James “Jim” Bradford Ingram, 68, passed away in Kalispell on Nov. 27, 2015, of natural causes.

Jim was born Sept. 19, 1947, in Kalispell, the son of James and Esther (Leighty) Ingram. Jim was raised in Kalispell and graduated from Flathead High School.

He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 15, 1965, and was an aviation structural mechanic stationed in Key West, Florida. He was honorably discharged Sept. 18, 1968.

After the military, Jim was employed at Forest Products for eight years before going to work for F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber, eventually retiring from the company in 2009.

James enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, riding ATVs and snowmobiles, traveling adventures with the family, collecting firearms and playing cribbage. He was a proud member of the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Jim married Concita Marcum April 21, 1990, in Kalispell. One of his greatest joys was spending time with his grandchildren and great-granddaughter, especially his six-year-old grandson, Wyatt, whom he baby-sat from age 6 months, played with, walked to and from school with, cooked and shared French fries with. His and Wyatt’s relationship was a deep-hearted love and joy with each other.

James was preceded in death by his father James Robert “Bob” Ingram, and fishing partner Uncle Ray Ingram.

He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Concita (Montoya-Marcum) Ingram, of Kalispell; sons, Kenny Ingram, Jim and Henry Marcum; mother, Esther Ingram, of Spokane; sister, Judy, and Bob Dryden, of Spokane; sister, Faye Olson, and husband, Jerry, also of Spokane; grandchildren, Makayla Marcum-Miller Barlow and husband Pat, Dalton Marcum, Wyatt Marcum, and great-granddaughter Izabella Barlow.

A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home.

Friends are encouraged to visit the website, www.buffalohillfh.com, to leave notes of condolence for the family. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.