Richard Singleton Obituary

Richard Singleton, Sr. MYRTLE BEACH, SC - Richard Grant Singleton, Sr., died August 5, 2011. He was born on February 6, 1924, at Conway SC, the son of the late Samuel G. Singleton and the late Florence Augusta Edwards Singleton. He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years of marriage, Elizabeth Goldfinch Singleton; his brother, Joseph Edwards Singleton of Myrtle Beach SC; and a sister, Elizabeth S. Richardson of Orangeburg SC. He is survived by his three children: Elizabeth Choate of Columbia SC, Richard G. Singleton II of Myrtle Beach, and David F. Singleton Sr. of Myrtle Beach, and by their spouses, David Choate, Margaret Bathen Singleton, and Mary Page Smith Singleton, respectively; and by his grandchildren, Genevieve Elizabeth Choate of Columbia; Erin Elizabeth Singleton, Margaret Eileen Singleton, and Richard Grant Singleton, III, all of Myrtle Beach; and David F. Singleton Jr., and Jewell Singleton McCoy, and their respective spouses Emily Huffman Singleton and O?Neil McCoy, all of Myrtle Beach. He attended Clemson University until he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. During World War II he served as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Air Force, earning his wings as fighter pilot and his wings as a flight engineer. After World War II he attended the University of South Carolina and the University of S.C. School of Law and New York University School of Law. He obtained a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from USC School of Law in 1949 and a Master of Laws degree from NYU School of Law in 1951. He was a member of the Wig and Robe Legal Honor Society, the S.C. Bar Association, the Horry County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the International Bar Association. In 1952 he and his brother created the law firm of Singleton & Singleton, opening an office in Conway SC, and a few years later an office in Myrtle Beach SC. He retired from the practice of law in 1983 after 35 years. Since that time he has continued to be active in numerous business ventures. He was a member of the Myrtle Beach First United Methodist Church and formerly a member of the First United Methodist Church of Conway SC, where he served as a member of the Board of Trustees and the Administrative Board and served as Church School Superintendent. He served his community and his country in numerous capacities, among them, Chairman of the Conway Grammar and High School boards, member of the Horry County Development Board, member of the Horry County Airport Commission, member of Horry County Library Board, Horry County attorney, member of the Horry County Legislative Committee, member and chairman of the Horry County Planning and Zoning Commission, President of the Conway Kiwanis Club, Lt. Gov. of the 10th Division of the Carolinas Kiwanis District, member of the Ocean View Memorial Foundation Board, member of the Horry-Georgetown Technical College Foundation Board, member of the Winthrop University Board of Visitors, member of the Coastal Carolina University faculty, President of the Coastal Carolina University Educational Foundation, member of the S.C. Advisory Council of Higher Education, member of the S.C. Commission on the Future of South Carolina, and member of the initial South Carolina Coastal Council. He was a member of the Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach SC. In his later years he applied his talent as a portrait and landscape artist and as a sculptor in composite bronze and stone. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Myrtle Beach. The family will receive guests at the church following the service. It is suggested that any memorials be sent to the Summer Camp Endowment, First United Methodist Church, 901 North Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach SC 29577. Please sign a guestbook at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths