Beckham County, OK - Obits: Mary Alma Singletary, 1924
Friday, 14 November 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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SINGLETARY, MARY ALMA
(9 Dec 1924, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Pioneer Citizen of Grimes Dies at Altus.
Mrs. T. J. Singletary died at her home in Altus, Oklahoma, Friday,
December 5th, 1924, at nine thirty A. M., aged 78 years, nine months and
eleven days.  Funeral services were conducted in the home Saturday
forenoon.
Her pastor, Rev. Burton of the Baptist Church, conducted the services,
assisted by Mr. Lee, pastor of the Christian church.  They paid beautiful
tributes to the life and character of Mrs. Singletary.  The special music
was lovely.  Many beautiful flowers were banked around and on top of
casket showing the great love of friends, neighbors, children and others,
and of the high respect in which she was held by all.  Her body was laid
to rest in the Altus cemetery (Jackson County).
Mrs. Singletary had been bed-fast almost continually since last January
and death came after a long period of suffering.
Mary Alma Morris was born of Scotch-Irish parentage in Selma, Alabama,
February 25, 1846 - the daughter of Benjamin F. and Sara Ann Morris.  Her
girlhood days were spent in Selma and it was here she grew to womanhood. 
Later the family removed to Douglasville, Texas and it was in
Douglasville, Mary Alma Morris met and married Thos. J. Singletary and to
this union were born six children all of whom are still living.  From
Douglasville they moved to Bowie, Texas where they lived until early 1900
when they came to Granite, Oklahoma.  Later in the same year, Mr.
Singletary filed on a homestead near Grimes, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma,
and for many years this was the Singletary home.  It was in this home that
Grandma Singletary spent her pioneer days while Oklahoma was still young,
and here is where she not only made her many friends welcome but no
traveller ever passed her door without food and shelter with an
encouraging word to help him on his way.
Grandma Singletary was always cheerful and tried to make the best of life
wherever she found it, and it was this characteristic which distinguished
her and which made for her such a large circle of friends and
acquaintances.
In January 1907 Mr. and Mrs. Singletary moved to Altus, Oklahoma - later
in May 21st, 1917, Mr. Singletary died, but Grandma still made this her
home until her death last Friday.  She was a member of the Baptist Church
of Altus.
Mrs. Singletary leaves one sister - Mrs. G. N. Foreman of Jenks, New
Mexico and two brothers; J. E. Morris of Texarkana, Arkansas and W. D.
Morris of Beaumont, Texas; also one daughter and five sons; Mrs. R. F.
Brady of Grimes, Oklahoma; Frank A. Singletary of Oklahoma City; W. J.
Singletary of Elk City; J. T. Singletary of Oklahoma City; Neal G.
Singletary of Sherman, Texas; and George M. Singletary of Altus.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blackburn accompanied by his parents drove to Altus
Saturday morning to attend the funeral.  For many years the Singletary and
Blackburn families were close neighbors near Grimes.

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