Clay-Calhoun-Early County GaArchives Obituaries.....P. H. Singleton December 1924 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lindy Hard ssautyvalleyfarm@worldnet.att.net March 19, 2004, 3:14 pm Edison News, Friday 12 Dec 1924 Mr. P. H. Singleton Dies After A Short Illness Mr. P. H. Singleton died Saturday night about 12 o’clock at the home of his son, Col. H. T. Singleton, after an illness of only a few days. The deceased was 81 years old at the time of his passing, and has spent most of his life in this section of the state being born April 28, 1843, about three miles from Wllimasburg [sic, Williamsburg?] which was then in Early county, but now Calhoun. At the age of 10 he moved with his parents to Ft. Gaines, and later moving to Coleman. At the age of eighteen he joined the Twelth [sic] Ga. Regiment and served in the Civil War. After the close of this conflict Mr. Singleton returned home and on Jan 9, 1866, he was married to Miss Anna Hammack, of that place, who preceded him to the grave several years ago. In 1878 he moved to Bluffton where he resided until 1921, moving to Edison, where he has made his home with his children most of the time. He had been on a visit to his daughter at Blakely and returned to Edison Dec 1, and was at the home of his son when death claimed him. The deceased is survived by eight children, viz. W. H. Singleton, of Birmingham; F. P. Singleton, of Copperhill, Tenn.; Mrs. Rilla Bryant, of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. W. F. Davis, of Blakely; G. G. Singleton, of New York; Mrs. Lula Poindexter, Mrs. R. L. Jenkins and H. T. Singleton, of this city; and a large number of grand children and other ___ of ___ to mourn his death. All his children were at his bedside during his last illness except Mr. G. G. Singleton. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the home of Col. H . T. Singleton, and was attended by a large crowd. Rev. H. M. Melton, of Arlington, Rev. W. J. Barton, of this city, officiated at the home, after which the body was taken in charge and conveyed to the cemetery at Bluffton, where the funeral services were concluddd [concluded.] Rev. Melton gave a splendid talk on the many virtues of this good man, and was followed by Rev. W. D. Hammack of Coleman, a life-long friend and associate of the deceased, who eloquently gave a splendid review of the life of the deceased, and of his worth as a christian to his community. He was followed by Rev. M. [Marvin] Vincent pastor of the Methodist church, in prayer, after which the body was laid to rest with Masonic honors. At the conclusion of the funeral in Edison, Mr. T. H. Plowden, who served in the same company during the war, paid a tribute to the deceased as a man who had led an exemplary life and above reproach at all times and stated that out of 150 who served in this company, only two were now living, Mr. A. C. Sanders, of near Edison and himself. Mr. Singleton was a member of the Bluffton Baptist church and also the Masonic lodge, and he truly was all that a church member, a Mason, or a christian gentleman could be, and when the summons come for him, we know of no one who had kept the faith firemer [sic], or who could go to the life beyond, with a sweeter assurance than was his, and that was that those near and dear to him, were raised to serve and to lead the life of christians, and while his accumulation of this world goods was comparatively small, surely his life warranted rich treasures in Heaven. His life was one of service to his country,fellowman, community, and his family, and we join in expressing our regret over his death and extend sympathy to the bereaved ones. Additional Comments: Source: Microfilm, Edison News, Calhoun Co., Ga. newspaper This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb