Death Claims City Builder
A long-time Amarillo resident and bulding contractor, Neill Singleton died at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday in Northwest Texas Hospital. He was 62.
Mr. Singleton was admitted to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. Members of the family said he had been ill since returning from Washington, D.C., three weeks ago. He and Mrs. Singleton had attended a churchmen's leadership conference, Religious Heritage of America, in the nation's capital. Their home is at 3701 Van Buren.
Mr. Singleton had long been active in church work. He had been a deacon in the First Baptist Church about 20 years, regularly taught a men's Bible class there and was a former trustee of Wayland Baptist College at Plainview.
Singleton Building Contractors was established in Amarillo in 1929, when Mr. Singleton moved here from Lufkin, his home town. He was born there Nov. 20, 1898, and married Winnie Mae Hicks there Feb. 14, 1922.
During World War I he enlisted in the Esquadille Lafayette, a French volunteer group.
He was a member of the Palo Duro Chapter of the masonic Lodge and of Khiva Temple.
Construction work by Mr. Singleton includes the Borden's Milk Co. building on the Canyon Highway, West Texas State College football stadium, the gymnasium at the college and Travis Junior High School in Amarillo.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Winnie Mae Singleton, of the home; two sons, Neill Singleton Jr. of Amarillo, and Donald T. Singleton of Lubbock; a daughter, Mrs. Bettye Briden of Amarillo; his mother, Mrs. J.M. Singleton of Lufkin; five brothers, Darwin Singleton of San Antonio, Byron Singleton of Amarillo, W.M. Singleton of Pasadena, Tex., Max Singleton of San Diego, Calif., and Jeff Singleton of Lufkin; a sister, Mrs. Earl Logan of Galveston, and six grandchildren.
Arrangements for funeral services will be announced by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
A long-time Amarillo resident and bulding contractor, Neill Singleton died at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday in Northwest Texas Hospital. He was 62.
Mr. Singleton was admitted to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. Members of the family said he had been ill since returning from Washington, D.C., three weeks ago. He and Mrs. Singleton had attended a churchmen's leadership conference, Religious Heritage of America, in the nation's capital. Their home is at 3701 Van Buren.
Mr. Singleton had long been active in church work. He had been a deacon in the First Baptist Church about 20 years, regularly taught a men's Bible class there and was a former trustee of Wayland Baptist College at Plainview.
Singleton Building Contractors was established in Amarillo in 1929, when Mr. Singleton moved here from Lufkin, his home town. He was born there Nov. 20, 1898, and married Winnie Mae Hicks there Feb. 14, 1922.
During World War I he enlisted in the Esquadille Lafayette, a French volunteer group.
He was a member of the Palo Duro Chapter of the masonic Lodge and of Khiva Temple.
Construction work by Mr. Singleton includes the Borden's Milk Co. building on the Canyon Highway, West Texas State College football stadium, the gymnasium at the college and Travis Junior High School in Amarillo.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Winnie Mae Singleton, of the home; two sons, Neill Singleton Jr. of Amarillo, and Donald T. Singleton of Lubbock; a daughter, Mrs. Bettye Briden of Amarillo; his mother, Mrs. J.M. Singleton of Lufkin; five brothers, Darwin Singleton of San Antonio, Byron Singleton of Amarillo, W.M. Singleton of Pasadena, Tex., Max Singleton of San Diego, Calif., and Jeff Singleton of Lufkin; a sister, Mrs. Earl Logan of Galveston, and six grandchildren.
Arrangements for funeral services will be announced by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
Death Claims City Builder
A long-time Amarillo resident and bulding contractor, Neill Singleton died at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday in Northwest Texas Hospital. He was 62.
Mr. Singleton was admitted to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. Members of the family said he had been ill since returning from Washington, D.C., three weeks ago. He and Mrs. Singleton had attended a churchmen's leadership conference, Religious Heritage of America, in the nation's capital. Their home is at 3701 Van Buren.
Mr. Singleton had long been active in church work. He had been a deacon in the First Baptist Church about 20 years, regularly taught a men's Bible class there and was a former trustee of Wayland Baptist College at Plainview.
Singleton Building Contractors was established in Amarillo in 1929, when Mr. Singleton moved here from Lufkin, his home town. He was born there Nov. 20, 1898, and married Winnie Mae Hicks there Feb. 14, 1922.
During World War I he enlisted in the Esquadille Lafayette, a French volunteer group.
He was a member of the Palo Duro Chapter of the masonic Lodge and of Khiva Temple.
Construction work by Mr. Singleton includes the Borden's Milk Co. building on the Canyon Highway, West Texas State College football stadium, the gymnasium at the college and Travis Junior High School in Amarillo.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Winnie Mae Singleton, of the home; two sons, Neill Singleton Jr. of Amarillo, and Donald T. Singleton of Lubbock; a daughter, Mrs. Bettye Briden of Amarillo; his mother, Mrs. J.M. Singleton of Lufkin; five brothers, Darwin Singleton of San Antonio, Byron Singleton of Amarillo, W.M. Singleton of Pasadena, Tex., Max Singleton of San Diego, Calif., and Jeff Singleton of Lufkin; a sister, Mrs. Earl Logan of Galveston, and six grandchildren.
Arrangements for funeral services will be announced by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
A long-time Amarillo resident and bulding contractor, Neill Singleton died at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday in Northwest Texas Hospital. He was 62.
Mr. Singleton was admitted to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. Members of the family said he had been ill since returning from Washington, D.C., three weeks ago. He and Mrs. Singleton had attended a churchmen's leadership conference, Religious Heritage of America, in the nation's capital. Their home is at 3701 Van Buren.
Mr. Singleton had long been active in church work. He had been a deacon in the First Baptist Church about 20 years, regularly taught a men's Bible class there and was a former trustee of Wayland Baptist College at Plainview.
Singleton Building Contractors was established in Amarillo in 1929, when Mr. Singleton moved here from Lufkin, his home town. He was born there Nov. 20, 1898, and married Winnie Mae Hicks there Feb. 14, 1922.
During World War I he enlisted in the Esquadille Lafayette, a French volunteer group.
He was a member of the Palo Duro Chapter of the masonic Lodge and of Khiva Temple.
Construction work by Mr. Singleton includes the Borden's Milk Co. building on the Canyon Highway, West Texas State College football stadium, the gymnasium at the college and Travis Junior High School in Amarillo.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Winnie Mae Singleton, of the home; two sons, Neill Singleton Jr. of Amarillo, and Donald T. Singleton of Lubbock; a daughter, Mrs. Bettye Briden of Amarillo; his mother, Mrs. J.M. Singleton of Lufkin; five brothers, Darwin Singleton of San Antonio, Byron Singleton of Amarillo, W.M. Singleton of Pasadena, Tex., Max Singleton of San Diego, Calif., and Jeff Singleton of Lufkin; a sister, Mrs. Earl Logan of Galveston, and six grandchildren.
Arrangements for funeral services will be announced by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
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