Virginia Ingram Teague

AIKEN – Mrs. Virginia Ingram Teague “Ginny”, 77, died Monday, March 31, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday at Grace Brethren Church. Reverends Steve Taylor, Ron Thompson and Don Soule will officiate. Interment will be held in Taylorsville, NC at a later date. A native of Taylorsville, NC, Mrs. Teague was a daughter of the late Mitchell and Laura Jane Mullen Ingram, both of whom where lifelong educators. She followed in their footsteps after graduation from Women’s College of North Carolina in 1952 and later that year married Thomas Wade Teague. They moved to Aiken in 1954 and lived there for the remainder of their lives. She devoted her life to her husband, raising her children, and to her church. During the 35 years she taught school in Aiken, primarily at Kennedy Middle School, she taught Sunday school at First Baptist Church and all of the children will remember her emphasis on memorizing bible verses and receiving gold stars. She became an active member of Grace Brethren Church for the rest of her life and the love and support its pastors and members gave her enabled her to maintain her independence and quality of life after the death of her husband and throughout this illness. Ginny was an avid and talented tennis player, first at Fermata Club, then Woodside, and all of the leagues in the CSRA. As captain, she led USTA and CSRA teams at many tournaments throughout South Carolina and Georgia. Two lifelong friends described her as “A Champion in Life” and “First Lady of Tennis “. Her impact on women’s tennis will live in the hearts of her partners and her skill and humility in victory will be remembered by her opponents. Survivors include her two daughters, Raejean (Frank) Beattie, Georgetown, SC, Tavia (Dewain) McClain, Iron Station, NC; two sons, Mitchell Teague, Evergreen, CO, Wes (Elizabeth) Teague, Spanish Fort, AL; seven grandchildren; Carolyn DeFoore, Justin Teague, Brian Teague, Ashley Teague, Hayley Teague, Krystina Winans, Eva Winans; four sisters, Alice Mae Coulter, Newcastle, VA, Catharine Boyd Herring, Greenville, NC, Laura Jean Sewell, Wilmington, NC, Mary Isabel Payne, Greensboro, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Grace Brethren Church Missions, 144 Talatha Church Road, Aiken, SC 29803, or the Candlelighter's Childhood Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 498, Kensington MD 20895-0498. Please visit Mrs. Teague’s online memorial at http://shellhousefuneralhome.com The family will receive friends from 5-7 PM Wednesday evening at Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Virginia Ingram Teague, please visit our flower store.